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Threeleaf derris

Derris trifoliata Lour.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Derris

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Threeleaf derris: Kerala,India
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Common names

By language (8)
Arabic
دريس منقعي
Chinese
三葉魚藤, 魚藤, 鱼藤, 三叶鱼藤, 毒鱼藤, 篓藤
English
Threeleaf derris
Japanese
シイノキカズラ
Malayalam
പൊന്നുംവള്ളി
szy
Sadim
Thai
ถอบแถบทะเล
Vietnamese
Cóc kèn

Synonyms

  • Brachypterum floribundum Miq.
  • Dalbergia acuminata Hassk.
  • Dalbergia heterophylla Willd.
  • Dalbergia radicans Zipp. ex Miq.
  • Dalbergia repens Span.
  • Deguelia floribunda (Miq.) Taub.
  • Deguelia multiflora (Benth.) Taub.
  • Deguelia trifoliata (Lour.) Taub.
  • Deguelia uliginosa (Willd.) Baill.
  • Deguelia uliginosa var. loureiri Benth.
  • Derris affinis Benth.
  • Derris floribunda Prain
  • Derris floribunda (Miq.) Benth.
  • Derris forsteniana Blume ex Miq.
  • Derris heterophylla (Willd.) Backer ex K.Heyne
  • Derris heteropylla (Willd.) Backer
  • Derris multiflora Benth.
  • Derris trifoliata var. macrocarpa Domin
  • Derris uliginosa (Willd.) Benth.
  • Derris uliginosa var. loureiroi Benth.
  • Galedupa uliginosa (Willd.) Roxb.
  • Pongamia lucida Graham
  • Pongamia madagascariensis Baker
  • Pongamia madagascariensis Bojer ex Baker
  • Pongamia maritima Wight ex Wall.
  • Pongamia piscatoria Seem.
  • Pongamia religiosa Wight
  • Pongamia triphylla Wight
  • Pongamia uliginosa (Willd.) DC.
  • Pterocarpus floribundus (Miq.) Kuntze
  • Pterocarpus forstenianus (Blume ex Miq.) Kuntze
  • Pterocarpus frutescens Blanco
  • Pterocarpus multiflorus (Benth.) Kuntze
  • Pterocarpus trifoliatus (Lour.) Kuntze
  • Pterocarpus uliginosus (Willd.) Roxb. ex G.Don
  • Robinia uliginosa Willd.
  • Sweetia uliginosa (Willd.) G.Don
  • Tephrosia uliginosa (Willd.) Spreng.

Characteristics

In the US and Canada
Pacific Basin: native

Photos

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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.