Derris robusta is a tree species in the genus Derris found in India.

Derris robusta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Derris
Species:
D. robusta
Binomial name
Derris robusta
Synonyms

Dalbergia robusta Roxb. ex DC.

Derris robusta in the National Botanical Garden of Bangladesh

Derrubone is an isoflavone, a type of flavonoid, originally isolated from D. robusta.[1]

References

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  1. ^ East AJ, Ollis WD, Wheeler RE (1969). "Natural occurrence of 3-aryl-4-hydroxycoumarins. Part I. Phytochemical examination of Derris robusta (roxb.) benth". J. Chem. Soc. C. 3: 365–74. doi:10.1039/J39690000365.