Common name: Climbing Derris • Marathi: Gharvel • Telugu: Padachi naaru
Botanical name: Derris heyneana Family: Fabaceae (Pea family)
Synonyms: Pongamia heyneana, Derris heyneana var. paniculata, Derris bakeri
Climbing Derris is a climbing shrub, with stems hairless or slightly
clothed with reddish velvety hairs. Leaves are compound with 5-7 ovate or
oval-oblong, obtusely acuminated leaflets. Small pale pink flowers are
borne in large, drooping panicles. Flowers are pea-shaped. Fruit is a
thickish legume, which is strongly netted, linear-oblong, 2-3-seeded,
winged. Flowering: June-July.
Identification credit: Dinesh Valke
| Photographed at Kharghar Hills, Navi Mumbai. |
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