Derris elliptica

Derris elliptica: woody vine having bright green leaves and racemes of rose-tinted white flowers; the swollen roots contain rotenone

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Derris elliptica (Wall.) Benth. is also known commonly as derris

Derris elliptica

Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae ⁄ Leguminosae – Pea family
Genus	Paraderris (Miq.) R. Geesink – paraderris
Species	Paraderris elliptica (Wall.) Adema – tubaroot

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