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*Millettia pinnata (Linnaeus) Panigrahi. Common name: Pongamia, Karum Tree, Poonga-oil Tree. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Hammocks, disturbed uplands. Distribution: Native of se. Asia.

Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia

Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl3, FNA11.1, K4, WI; Cytisus pinnatus L. = Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre — SE3, WH3, Isely (1998); > Derris indica (Lam.) Benn. — NS; > Pongamia pinnata var. pinnata — POWO. Basionym: Cytisus pinnatus L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Millettia pinnata - FNA11.1

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