✿Fabaceae · Derris
Derris brevipes
Liana
- Habit
- Liana
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra
- Flowering
- February-December
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Derris brevipes itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Derris brevipes itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- നഞ്ചുവള്ളി
About Derris brevipes
Derris brevipes is a woody climber in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Maharashtra. It grows in evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from February to December.
Botanical family
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Derris brevipes belongs to the Fabaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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