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:
13 (2  active, 2  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
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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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. Adema, F. 2000. Notes on Malesian Fabaceae (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) 7. The genus Millettia. Blumea 45:411.
  3. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  4. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
  5. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  6. Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
  7. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada Note: = Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre
  8. Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
  9. Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
  10. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre
  11. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishIndian pongamia  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
EnglishIndian-beech as Pongamia pinnata1Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds. 1997. Auxiliary plants. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 11:209-211. Note: as Pongamia pinnata
Englishkaranja as Pongamia pinnata1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre
Englishkarumtree as Pongamia pinnata1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada Note: = Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre
Englishpongam as Pongamia pinnata1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre
Englishpongamia-tree  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishpoonga-oil-tree as Pongamia pinnata1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada Note: = Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre
Japanese Rōmajikuro-yona  2Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaFujian Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHainan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanKyushu Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanRyukyu Islands Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBangladesh  Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaAndhra Pradesh Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaArunachal Pradesh Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaAssam Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaBihar Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaDadra and Nagar Haveli Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaDelhi Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaGoa Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaGujarat Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaHaryana Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaHimachal Pradesh Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaJammu and Kashmir Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaKarnataka Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaKerala Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMadhya Pradesh Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMaharashtra Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaManipur Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMeghalaya Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMizoram Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaNagaland Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaOdisha Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaPuducherry Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaPunjab Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaRajasthan Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaSikkim Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaTamil Nadu Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaTripura Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaUttar Pradesh Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaWest Bengal Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaIndiaAndaman and Nicobar Islands Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  Lock, J. M. & J. Heald. 1994. Legumes of Indochina: a checklist
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  Lock, J. M. & J. Heald. 1994. Legumes of Indochina: a checklist
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaBrunei Darussalam  Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaChristmas Island  Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaJawa Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaKalimantan Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaLesser Sunda Islands Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaSumatera Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaSingapore  Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaIndonesiaPapua Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaPapua New Guinea  Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNorthern Territoryn.Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueenslandn.Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
1NativePacificNorthwestern PacificMicronesia  Fosberg, F. R. et al. 1979-1982. Geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae/ Pteridophyta and Gymnospermae.
1NativePacificNorthwestern PacificPalau  Fosberg, F. R. et al. 1979-1982. Geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae/ Pteridophyta and Gymnospermae.
1NativePacificNorthwestern PacificUnited StatesGuam Fosberg, F. R. et al. 1979-1982. Geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae/ Pteridophyta and Gymnospermae.
1NativePacificNorthwestern PacificUnited StatesNorthern Mariana Islands Fosberg, F. R. et al. 1979-1982. Geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae/ Pteridophyta and Gymnospermae.
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificFiji  Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificSamoa  Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
2CultivatedAfrica Africa e.Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMauritius  Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanReunion  Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
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 [Jawa, Kalimantan, 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

Reference(s)
  1. Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
  2. Fosberg, F. R. et al. 1979-1982. Geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae/ Pteridophyta and Gymnospermae.
  3. Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
  4. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  5. Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
  6. Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
  7. Lock, J. M. & J. Heald. 1994. Legumes of Indochina: a checklist
  8. Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
  9. Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
  10. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalhemiparasite hosthost for sandalwood, as Pongamia pinnataFaridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds. 1997. Auxiliary plants. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 11:209-211. Note: as Pongamia pinnata
Environmentalornamentalas Pongamia pinnataDassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon. Note: as Pongamia pinnata
Environmentalshade/shelteras Pongamia pinnataDassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon. Note: as Pongamia pinnata
Fuelsfuelwoodas Pongamia pinnataNational Academy of Sciences. 1980. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production Note: = Derris indica (Lam.) Bennet
Fuelsmiscellaneous fuelpotentialKesari, 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. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 11:209-211. Note: as Pongamia pinnata
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. Note: as Derris indica
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=418408. Accessed 15 April 2026.