Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Papilionaceae | Genus: Pongamia | Species: Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre |
Habit |
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Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Pongamia glabra Vent., Millettia pinnata, Cytisus pinnatus | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Indian Beech Tree, Pongame Oil Tree, Karanj | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Pongam Tree, Hongay Oil Tree | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Karanj | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Up to 1000 m | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit obliquely oblong, woody, compress, curved at apex seed 1 reniform |
| Habitat | Occurs in mostly at river banks and ravines | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Indo-Malesia | Bark Details | Bark smooth and greyish brown |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Obovate | ||
| Description of Species | A fast-growing deciduous tree up to 20 m tall that is thought to have originated in India and is found throughout Asia 15-25 meters | Leaf Details | Leaves imparipinnate, alternate; stipules sateral, small, oblong, cauducous; rachis 10-15 cm long, slender, pulvinate, pubescent; leaflets 5-7 |
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