EOL-media-542-6130452002
| License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ |
| Title | Paraderris elliptica (Wall.) Adema |
| Rating | 2.5 |
| Vetted | Trusted |
| Original URL | https://farm7.staticflickr.com/6062/6130452002_05dcccb1bd_o.jpg |
| Description | Bukit Tagar, Selangor, Malaysia.Paraderris elliptica (Wall.) Adema. Fabaceae. CN: [Malay - Akar tuba, Tuba benar, Tuba jenu, Tuba puteh, Tuba tudong], Derris, Tubaroot. Native of Indian subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines). Elsewhere cultivated. Plant pest control (non-vertebrates) - roots contain high concentration of rotenone for the production of organic pesticides; traditionally used as vertebrate poisons (fish), eradicating head lice, crushed leaf paste for treatment of skin itchiness and abscess. Synonym(s):Deguelia elliptica (Roxb.) Taub.Derris elliptica (Wall.) Benth.Galedupa elliptica Roxb.Pongamia elliptica Wall. Ref and suggested reading:www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?433162en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derris |
| photographer | <a href='http://www.flickr.com/photos/60706597@N07'>Ahmad Fuad Morad</a> |
| provider | Flickr Group |
