Fabaceae
Derris
Derris elliptica
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Derris
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Common names
By language (11)
- Arabic
- دريس إهليلجي, الدريس
- Burmese
- မိချောင်းနွယ်
- Chinese
- 毛鱼藤, 魚藤, 南亚鱼藤, 毒鱼藤, 黑石耳
- English
- Derris, Tuba root
- German
- Derriswurzel, Tubawurzel
- Indonesian
- Akar Tuba
- mad
- Tobbhâ
- Malay
- Akar tuba
- Polish
- Derys trujący
- shn
- ယႃႈၶိူဝ်းငိူၵ်ႈ
- Thai
- หางไหล
Synonyms
- Dalbergia elliptica Span.
- Dalbergia glaucescens Zipp. ex Miq.
- Dalbergia purpurea Reinw. ex Hassk.
- Deguelia elliptica (Wall.) Taub.
- Derris elliptica var. chittagongensis Thoth.
- Derris elliptica var. elliptica
- Derris elliptica var. glaucophylla (Miq.) Kaneh. & Hatus.
- Derris elliptica var. tonkinensis Gagnep.
- Galactia termimaliflora Blanco
- Galedupa elliptica (Wall.) Roxb.
- Galedupa grandiflora Juss. ex Vent.
- Millettia elliptica (Wall.) Steud.
- Nothoderris elliptica (Wall.) Blume ex Miq.
- Nothoderris glaucescens Blume ex Miq.
- Nothoderris purpurea Blume ex Miq.
- Paraderris elliptica (Wall.) Adema
- Paraderris elliptica var. chittagongensis (Thoth.) Adema
- Pongamia dubia Graham
- Pongamia elliptica Wall.
- Pongamia grandiflora Vent.
- Pongamia horsfieldii Miq.
- Pongamia hypoleuca Miq.
- Pongamia volubilis Zoll. & Moritzi
- Pongamia volubilis var. glaucophylla Miq.
- Pterocarpus ellipticus (Wall.) Kuntze
Photos
Photo: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Wibowo Djatmiko, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Wibowo Djatmiko, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Wibowo Djatmiko, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.