Scientific Name :
Pongamia pinnata (L.)Pierre
Synonym :
Pongamia glabra Vent.
Cytisus pinnatus L.
Common Name : Ponjam tree, Karanj
Plant Family : Fabaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : April to June
Flower Colour : White or purplish
Description : Height: Upto 25 m
Stem: Brown and rough
Leaves: Ovate, leaflets opposite 5 to 9, shining above, pale green below, imparipinnate, acute, stipulate
Flowers: Calyx campanulate brown, corolla papilionaceous, standard largest above, wings 2 sides, keel 2 below,stamens 10, monadelphous, bicarpellary ovary
Inflorescence: Racemose
Fruits: Pods woody, obliquely, flattened, 1 seeded
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : HN, CH, JM, VT, TL
Distribution Range : Tropical & Subtropical Asia to W. Pacific.
Uses : used for oil production, it helps to improve gut motility and has a laxative property.
