Pongamia

Pongamia
	Flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Millettieae
Genus:	Pongamia; Adans. (1763), nom. cons.
Species:	P. pinnata
Binomial name
	Pongamia pinnata; (L.) Pierre (1898)
Varieties
	Pongamia pinnata var. minor (Benth.) Domin; Pongamia pinnata var. pinnata;
Synonyms
	List Cajum pinnatum (L.) Kuntze (1891); Cytisus pinnatus L. (1753); Galedupa pinnata (L.) Taub. (1894); Millettia pinnata (L.) Panigrahi (1989); Pongamia glabra Vent. (1803), nom. superfl.; Pongamia pinnata var. typica Domin (1926), not validly publ.; ;

Pongamia pinnata is a species of tree in the pea family, Fabaceae, native to eastern and tropical Asia, Australia, and the Pacific islands. It is the sole species in genus Pongamia. It is often known by the synonym Millettia pinnata. Its common names include Indian beech and Pongame oiltree.

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