Pongamia pinnata

Characteristics

Dicots
FABACEAE
Pongamia
Pongamia pinnata (L.)Pierre
KARUM TREE; POONGA-OIL TREE; PONGAME OILTREE
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Not Native
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Classification

FABALES
FABACEAE
Pongamia
Pongamia pinnata (L.)Pierre - KARUM TREE; POONGA-OIL TREE; PONGAME OILTREE

Citation

PONGAMIA PINNATA (Linnaeus) Pierre, Fl. forest. Cochinch. 4: sub t. 385. 1899.
Cytisus pinnatus Linnaeus 1753.
INDIA: Without data (lectotype; Plukenet, Phytographia pl. 104(3). 1691). Lectotypified by A. C. Smith, Fl. Vit. Nova 3: 170. 1985.
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Specimens and Distribution

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Plant Photos

Pongamia pinnata - 229
Pongamia pinnata - Patricia Howell View Full Size
Pongamia pinnata - 229
Pongamia pinnata - Patricia Howell View Full Size
Pongamia pinnata - 229
Pongamia pinnata - Patricia Howell View Full Size
Pongamia pinnata - 139
Pongamia pinnata - John R. Park View Full Size