Hog Creeper
Derris scandens
- Habit
- Liana
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- July-February
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Derris scandens
- Genus
- Derris
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Scrub and dry deciduous forests, also in mangrove forests and sacred groves
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Southeast Asia, China, N.Australia, Malaysia
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Jammu & Kashmir, Bihar, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Punjab, Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Haryana, Puducherry, Mizoram, Manipur, Jharkhand, Ladakh, Nagaland, Tripura, Chandigarh
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-February
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
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 Hog Creeper 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 Hog Creeper itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- அதிரல், பபேசியே
- Malayalam
- പൊന്നാംവള്ളി, ഫാബേസീ
- Telugu
- ఫాబేసి
- Kannada
- ಚಪ್ಪರದವರೆ
- Marathi
- फबासिए
- Sinhala
- රනිල කුලය
About Hog Creeper
A member of the Fabaceae family, Hog Creeper (Derris scandens) is a woody climber. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and 31 other states. It grows in scrub and dry deciduous forests, also in mangrove forests and sacred groves. Flowering and fruiting run from July to February.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Hog Creeper belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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