Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusDerris
Scientific name with authorshipDerris trifoliata Lour.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Brachypterum floribundum Miq.Dalbergia acuminata Hassk.Dalbergia heterophylla Willd.Dalbergia radicans Zipp.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 subsp. loureiri Benth.Deguelia uliginosa var. loureiri Benth.Derris affinis Benth.Derris floribunda (Miq.) Benth.Derris floribunda PrainDerris forsteniana BlumeDerris forsteniana Blume ex Miq.Derris heterophylla (Willd.) BackerDerris heterophylla (Willd.) Backer ex K.HeyneDerris heteropylla (Willd.) BackerDerris multiflora Benth.Derris trifoliata var. macrocarpa DominDerris uliginosa (Willd.) Benth.Derris uliginosa var. loureiroi Benth.Galedupa uliginosa (Willd.) Roxb.Pongamia lucida GrahamPongamia madagascariensis BojerPongamia madagascariensis Bojer ex BakerPongamia madagascariensis Bojer ex Oliv.Pongamia maritima WightPongamia maritima Wight ex Wall.Pongamia piscatoria Seem.Pongamia religiosa WightPongamia triphylla WightPongamia uliginosa (Willd.) DC.Pterocarpus floribundus (Miq.) KuntzePterocarpus forstenianus (Blume ex Miq.) KuntzePterocarpus frutescens BlancoPterocarpus multiflorus (Benth.) KuntzePterocarpus trifoliatus (Lour.) KuntzePterocarpus uliginosus (Willd.) Roxb. ex G.DonPterocarpus uliginosus Roxb.Robinia uliginosa Willd.Sweetia uliginosa (Willd.) G.DonTephrosia uliginosa (Willd.) Spreng.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Invertebrate food
Material
Poison reported
Social use
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier491450-1
Use codesAF IF MA ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASAL
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.