Derris utilis

(A. C. Sm.) Ducke

Timu, Barbasco

Fabaceae
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Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant.

Peru, South America,

Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

How to Identify

A climbing vine.

Names & Synonyms
Lonchocarpus nicou (Aubl.) DC.
References (1)
  • Boster, J, 1983, A Comparison of the Diversity of Jivaroan Gardens with That of the Tropical Forest. Human Ecology, Vol. 11, No. 1 pp. 47-68 (As Lonchocarpus nicou)

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