Derris trifoliata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Derris |
| Species: | D. trifoliata
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| Derris trifoliata | |
| Synonyms | |
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Deguelia trifoliata (Lour.) Taub.
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Derris trifoliata is a plant species in the genus Derris of the family Fabaceae. It common in India and in various Indian languages it is known as Angaar valli in Sanskrit; Karanjvel in Marathi; Firta Firta in Konkani; Tigekranugu, Nauatige and Chirathelathige in Telugu; Ketia and Swanlata in Oria; Kammattivalli and Ponumvalli in Malayalam; Kaliya lata or Kalilata and Panlata in Bengali; Panlata also in Hindi. It is also common in various parts of South East Asia with names eg Filipino (asiasimanan (Tagalog)); Indonesian (tuwa areuy (Sundanese)); Malay (Akar Ketuil, Ketui, Setui, Salang, tuba bekut or Sea Tuba (Peninsular)); Thai (phak thaep (central)); Vietnamese (c[os]c k[es]n n[uw][ows]c) etc.
It is a large climber found commonly in coastal swamps of tropical coastal areas in South-East Asia. It is 3–5 meters long. Its leaves are alternate, pinnate, 12–20 cm; leaflets 5, ovate, 6-10 com, acuminate, rounded at base. Flowers are 1 cm in size, in axillary racemes 8–15 cm. Pods are 3–4 cm, flat, pale yellow in color.
The rotenoid 6aα,12aα-12a-hydroxyelliptone can be found in the stems of D. trifoliata.[1]
The larvae of Hasora hurama feed on D. trifoliata.
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References
- ^ Ito, C; Itoigawa, M; Kojima, N; Tan, HT; Takayasu, J; Tokuda, H; Nishino, H; Furukawa, H (January 2004). "Cancer chemopreventive activity of rotenoids from Derris trifoliata". Planta Medica. 70 (1): 8–11. doi:10.1055/s-2004-815447. PMID 14765285.