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Derris
''Derris'' is genus of leguminous plants found in Southeast Asia and the southwest Pacific islands, including New Guinea. The roots of '' D. elliptica'' contain rotenone, a strong insecticide and fish poison. Despite the secondary compounds found in ''Derris'', they serve as food plants for many Lepidopteran larvae including ''Batrachedra'' spp. Selected species ''The Plant List'' includes the following: * '' Derris cumingii'' * '' Derris elegans'' * ''Derris elliptica ''Derris eliptica'' is a species of leguminous plant from Southeast Asia and the southwest Pacific islands, including New Guinea. The roots of ''D. elliptica'' contain rotenone, a strong insecticide and fish poison. Also known as ''derris p ...'' * '' Derris ferruginea'' * '' Derris malaccensis'' * '' Derris marginata'' * '' Derris microphylla'' * '' Derris ovalifolia'' * '' Derris parviflora'' * '' Derris philippinensis'' * '' Derris polyantha'' * '' Derris robusta'' * '' Derris scandens'' * '' Der ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derris Philippinensis
''Derris'' is genus of leguminous plants found in Southeast Asia and the southwest Pacific islands, including New Guinea. The roots of '' D. elliptica'' contain rotenone, a strong insecticide and fish poison. Despite the secondary compounds found in ''Derris'', they serve as food plants for many Lepidopteran larvae including ''Batrachedra'' spp. Selected species ''The Plant List'' includes the following: * ''Derris cumingii'' * '' Derris elegans'' * ''Derris elliptica'' * '' Derris ferruginea'' * '' Derris malaccensis'' * '' Derris marginata'' * '' Derris microphylla'' * '' Derris ovalifolia'' * '' Derris parviflora'' * '' Derris philippinensis'' * ''Derris polyantha'' * ''Derris robusta'' * ''Derris scandens'' * ''Derris trifoliata'', also known as the common derris See also * "Derris" insecticides based on rotenone * ''Millettia pinnata ''Millettia pinnata'' is a species of tree in the pea family, Fabaceae, native to eastern and tropical Asia, Australia, and Pacific i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derris Elliptica
''Derris eliptica'' is a species of leguminous plant from Southeast Asia and the southwest Pacific islands, including New Guinea. The roots of ''D. elliptica'' contain rotenone, a strong insecticide and fish poison. Also known as ''derris powder'' and ''tuba root'' (in Indonesia), it was formerly used as an organic insecticide used to control pests on crops such as peas. However, due to studies revealing the extreme toxicity of rotenone to which the powder is often refined, it is unsafe: in spite of its popularity with organic growers. Derris root, when crushed, releases rotenone. Some native residents of Fiji and New Guinea practice a form of fishing in which they crush the roots and throw them into the water. The stunned or killed fish float to the surface where they can be easily reached. Despite its toxicity, ''Derris'' is used as a food plant by Lepidopteran larvae including ''Batrachedra amydraula ''Batrachedra amydraula'', the lesser date moth, is a species of mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derris Elegans
''Derris elegans'' is a species of leguminous plants. It is found in Papua New Guinea. References External links ''Derris elegans''at The Plant List ''Derris elegans''at Tropicos Tropicos is an online botanical database containing taxonomic information on plants, mainly from the Neotropical realm ( Central, and South America). It is maintained by the Missouri Botanical Garden The Missouri Botanical Garden is a bo ... Millettieae Plants described in 1852 Flora of Papua New Guinea Taxa named by Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel {{Millettieae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derris Scandens
বাংলা নাম আমকুড়চি বা কালী লতা। ''Derris scandens'' is a plant species in the genus ''Derris'' of the family Fabaceae. It grows throughout the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Malesia and Australasia Australasia is a region that comprises Australia, New Zealand and some neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term is used in a number of different contexts, including geopolitically, physiogeographically, philologically, and ecolo .... It has been used as a herb in Thai traditional medicine for the treatment of musculoskeletal pain. Gastrointestinal symptoms were reported as the most serious side effects from its oral use. References External links Millettieae Plants described in 1860 {{Millettieae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotenone
Rotenone is an odorless, colorless, crystalline isoflavone used as a broad-spectrum insecticide, piscicide, and pesticide. It occurs naturally in the seeds and stems of several plants, such as the jicama vine plant, and the roots of several members of Fabaceae. It was the first described member of the family of chemical compounds known as rotenoids. Discovery The earliest record of the now-known rotenone-containing plants used for killing leaf-eating caterpillars was in 1848, and for centuries, the same plants were used to poison fish. The active chemical component was first isolated in 1895 by a French botanist, Emmanuel Geoffroy, who called it ''nicouline'', from a specimen of ''Robinia nicou'', now called ''Lonchocarpus nicou'', while traveling in French Guiana. He wrote about this research in his thesis, published in 1895 after his death from a parasitic disease. In 1902 Kazuo Nagai, Japanese chemical engineer of the Government-General of Taiwan, isolated a pure crystalline ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |