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Derris microphylla (Miq.)Backer

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HIGHER TAXON: Millettieae

GENUS: Derris Lour.

Derris microphylla (Miq.)Backer [Preferred name]
    Brachypterum microphyllum Miq. {Synonym}
    Bradypterum microphyllum Miq. {Synonym}
    Deguelia dalbergioides (Baker)Taub. {Synonym}
    Derris dalbergioides Baker {Synonym}
    Derris microphylla Hassk. {Synonym}

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Ghana (I) [212]; Sierra Leone (I) [212]; South Africa (I) [8]; Tanzania (I) [210]; Uganda (I) [210]; Zaire (I) [230]
  Asia
Burma (N) [2111]; Indonesia (N) [1969, 3011, 3465, 3898]; Jawa (N) [3011, 3898]; Malaysia (N) [1971, 3004, 3011]; Myanmar (N) [212, 1971, 1980]; Peninsular Malaysia (N) [3004, 3011]; Sri Lanka (I) [1957]; Sumatera (N) [3898]; Thailand (N) [1971]; Vietnam (N) [3465]
  Indian Ocean
Mauritius (I) [1915]

  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Cultivated [210];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [210, 1948, 1969, 1980, 2111, 3011, 3465, 3898]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing [1915] [3011] ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS ; Habit: Tree [1915] [3011] ; Lifespan: Perennial [1915] [3011] ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1993 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H, 1993 Polhill RM, 1994 (Indo-China) Lock JM & Heald J, 2004 (Malesia) Lock JM & Ford C (SJ2005), 2004-11 (S Asia) Kumar S & Sane P, 2005 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Irela

  
USES:
  Environmental [210, 1915, 3011]; Wood [3465]

  
NOTES:
  Native of Sumatra. [3898]
  Should be transferred to Brachypterum according to Geesink (1984). [1967]

  
BIBLIOGRAPHY:

8.

  Lock, J.M., 1985
    Specimen in Herb.Kew

210.

  Gillett, J.B. et al., 1971
    Papilionoideae.In:Fl.Trop.E.Africa,Milne-Redhead & Polhill

212.

  Hepper, F.N., 1958
    Papilionoideae.In:Flora West Tropical Africa.Keay,R.W.J.

230.

  Robyns, W.(Ed.), 1954
    Flore du Congo Belge Vol.6. Dalbergieae,Vicieae,Phaseoleae

1915.

  Polhill, R, M., 1990
    Legumineuses.In:Flore des Mascareignes,Vol 80.J. Bosser et a

1948.

  Whitmore, T.C., 1972
    Tree Flora of Malaya, Vol.1. London:Longman

1957.

  Rudd, V.E., 1991
    A Revised Handbook of the Flora of Ceylon 7: 108-381.

1962.

  Saldanha, C.J., 1984
    Flora of Karnatka, Vol 1. New Delhi: Oxford & IBH Pub Co

1967.

  Geesink, R., 1984
    Scala Millettiearum. Leiden Botanical Series, Vol 8

1969.

  Backer, C.A. et al, 1963
    Flora of Java, Vol 1. Gronongen: Noordhoff.

1971.

  Craib, W.G., 1928
    Florae Siamensis Enumeratio, vol 1, Part 3. Bangkok: Siam So

1980.

  Baker, J.G., 1876
    In:Hooker,J.D., Flora of British India 2:56-306. (1876-1879)

2111.

  Ridley, H.N., 1922
    Flora of the Malay Peninsula Vol I

3004.

  Ford, C.S., 1994
    Kew Herbarium Material.

3011.

  Corner, E.J.H, 1952
    Wayside trees of Malaya (2nd ed.) Singapore.

3465.

  Gagnepain, F., 1913
    In:Lecomte,H.(ed.), Flore Generale de L'Indochine 2, 2.

3898.

  Backer, C.A., 1963
    Flora of Java. Groningen, The Netherlands
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