Table 1.- 
-List of leguminous plants reported to contain rotenone or 
rotenoids 
Reference to presence of 
rotenone or rotenoids 
Tribe 
Galegeae A 
Compounds 
related to 
1 Color 
Genus and species 
Part of plant 
Rotenone 
rotenone 
test 
Amorpha fruticosa L. 
roots , stems , seeds 
(54) 
Millettia dura Dunn. 
roots, stems, seeds 
(59) 
Millettia ferrueinea 
stems, petioles. 
(3) 
Hochst. 
leaves 
Millettia ichtyochtona 
seeds 
(16) 
Bureau & Franch. 
Millettia laurentii de 
roots , stems , leaves 
(2) 
Wild 
Millettia mannii Baker 
roots , stems , leaves 
(2) 
Millettia pachycarpa 
roots 
(11) 
Benth. 
Do. 
seeds 
(19) 
(15) 
Millettia reticulata 
roots 
(19) 
Benth. 
Millettia taiwaniana 
roots 
(27) 
Hayata 
(Derris taiwaniana Matsum.) 
Millettia usaramensis 
seeds 
(59) 
Taub. 
Millettia versicolor Welw. 
roots , stems , leaves 
(2) 
Mundulea pauciflora Baker 
roots 
(17) 
Do. 
stems (bark) 
(6) 
Mundulea sericea (Willd. ) 
stems. seeds, pods 
(14)* 
Chevalier (M. suberosa 
Benth. ) 
Do. 
stems (bark) 
(57) 
(58) 
Do. 
roots, stems, 
peduncles, 
ovaries, stamens, 
seeds 
(59) 
Tephrosia ambigua 
roots. whole seed 
(M. A. Curtis) 
pods 
(23) 
Tephrosia Candida (Roxb.) 
seeds 
(2,29) 
(52,53) 
A. DC. 
Do. 
roots (bark) 
(29) 
Do. 
stems (bark) 
(7) 
Do. 
roots, pods 
(2) 
Do. 
leaves 
(29) 
Do. 
roots , stems , ovules 
seeds 
' 
(59) 
