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Taxon:  Millettia pinnata (L.) Panigrahi



Summary
Genus:
Millettia
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Millettieae
Nomen number:
418408
Place of publication:
Panigrahi & Murti, Fl. Bilaspur Distr. 1:210. 1989
Verified:
04/11/2001 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Cytisus pinnatus L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Galedupa pinnata (L.) Taub.
Pongamia glabra Vent.
Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Derris indica (Lam.) Bennet
Galedupa indica Lam.
Pongamia mitis Kurz
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Reference(s)
  1. Adema, F. 2000. Notes on Malesian Fabaceae (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) 7. The genus Millettia. Blumea 45:411.
  2. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
  3. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  4. Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
  5. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. Note: = Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre
  6. Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
  7. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
  8. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre
  9. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre
Common names
English
Indian pongamia –
Indian-beech –
karanja –
karumtree –
pongam –
pongamia-tree –
poonga-oil-tree –
Japanese Rōmaji
kuro-yona –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaFujian Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHainan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanKyushu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanRyukyu Islands 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBangladesh  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaAndhra Pradesh 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaArunachal Pradesh 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaAssam 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaBihar 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaDadra and Nagar Haveli 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaDelhi 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaGoa 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaGujarat 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaHaryana 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaHimachal Pradesh 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaJammu and Kashmir 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaKarnataka 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaKerala 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMadhya Pradesh 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMaharashtra 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaManipur 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMeghalaya 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMizoram 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaNagaland 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaOdisha 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaPuducherry 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaPunjab 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaRajasthan 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaSikkim 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaTamil Nadu 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaTripura 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaUttar Pradesh 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaWest Bengal 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaIndiaAndaman and Nicobar Islands 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaBrunei Darussalam  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaChristmas Island  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaJawa 
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaKalimantan 
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaLesser Sunda Islands 
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaSumatera 
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaSingapore  
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaIndonesiaPapua 
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaPapua New Guinea  
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNorthern Territoryn.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueenslandn.
1NativePacificNorthwestern PacificMicronesia  
1NativePacificNorthwestern PacificPalau  
1NativePacificNorthwestern PacificUnited StatesGuam 
1NativePacificNorthwestern PacificUnited StatesNorthern Mariana Islands 
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificFiji  
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificSamoa  
2CultivatedAfrica Africa e.
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMauritius  
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanReunion  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Fujian Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Hainan Sheng]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands], Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, India [Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal], Sri Lanka
  • PAPUASIA: Indonesia [Papua], Papua New Guinea
  • INDO-CHINA: India [Andaman and Nicobar Islands], Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Brunei Darussalam, Christmas Island, Indonesia [Kalimantan, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Sumatera], Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Queensland (n.), Northern Territory (n.)]
Pacific
  • NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Micronesia, Palau, United States [Guam, Northern Mariana Islands]
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji, Samoa
Cultivated
Africa
  • REGION: Africa (e.)
Naturalized
Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Mauritius, Reunion
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalhemiparasite hosthost for sandalwood fide Pl Res SEAs 11:209. 1997, as Pongamia pinnataFaridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds. 1997. Auxiliary plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 11:209-211.
Environmentalornamentalas Pongamia pinnataDassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
Environmentalshade/shelteras Pongamia pinnataDassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
Fuelsfuelwoodas Pongamia pinnataNational Academy of Sciences. 1980. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production Note: = Derris indica (Lam.) Bennet
Fuelspotential as miscellaneous fuel Kesari, V. et al. 2008. Pongamia pinnata: an untapped resource for the biofuels industry of the future. BioEnergy Res. 1:2-11.
Invertebrate foodlac insectsas Pongamia pinnataFaridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds. 1997. Auxiliary plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 11:209-211.
Materialslipidsas Pongamia pinnataNational Academy of Sciences. 1980. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production Note: = Derris indica (Lam.) Bennet
Medicinesfolkloreas Derris indicaMcGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=418408. Accessed 7 May 2025.