Indian beech tree

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 often known by the synonym Millettia pinnata. Its common names include Indian beech, Karanja, and Pongame oiltree.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Indian beech tree being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Platymiscium pinnatum
• Lonchocarpus sericeus
• Lonchocarpus punctatus
• Lonchocarpus guatemalensis
• Ormosia macrocalyx
• Radermachera hainanensis

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Family

Fabaceae

Genus

Pongamia

Species

Pongamia pinnata

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