Pongamia pinnata
Pongamia pinnata

Taxonavigation

edit
Taxonavigation: Fabales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Millettieae
Genus: Pongamia
Species: Pongamia pinnata
Varietates: P. p. var. minor – P. p. var. pinnata

Name

edit

Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre, 1899

Synonyms

edit
  • Cajum pinnatum (L.) Kuntze
  • Cytisus pinnatus L.
  • Galedupa pinnata (L.) Taub.
  • Millettia pinnata (L.) Panigrahi
  • Pongamia glabra Vent.
  • Pongamia pinnata var. typica Domin

Distribution

edit
Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: Indian subcontinent
      • Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya
    • Regional: China
      • China Southeast, Hainan
  • Continental: Asia-Tropical
    • Regional: Southeastern Asia
      • Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Christmas I., Fiji, Japan, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Samoa, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is.
    • Regional: Papuasia
      • New Caledonia, New Guinea
  • Continental: Australasia
    • Regional: Australia
      • Northern Territory, Queensland
  • Introduced into:
    • Egypt, Mauritius, Puerto Rico, Rodrigues, Réunion, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

edit

Primary references

edit
edit

Vernacular names

edit
  For more multimedia, look at Pongamia pinnata on Wikimedia Commons.