Pongamia

Taxonavigation
[edit]| Taxonavigation: Fabales |
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| Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Millettieae
Genus: Pongamia
Species: P. ademae –
P. ahernii –
P. borneensis –
P. brachybotrys –
P. brachycarpa –
P. brandisiana –
P. calcicola –
P. cana –
P. caudata –
P. cauliflora –
P. chrysamaryssa –
P. craibii –
P. cubittii –
P. densiflora –
P. diptera –
P. erythrocalyx –
P. furfuracea –
P. glaucescens –
P. griffithii –
P. harmandii –
P. kangensis –
P. lanceolata –
P. longipes –
P. macrostachya –
P. merrillii –
P. multiflora –
P. nepalensis –
P. nigrescens –
P. ophirensis –
P. oraria –
P. pauciflora –
P. peguensis –
P. penicillata –
P. phuwuaensis –
P. pinnata –
P. platyphylla –
P. principis –
P. pterocarpa –
P. puerarioides –
P. pulchra –
P. pyrrhocarpa –
P. rheophytica –
P. sirindhorniana –
P. solomonensis –
P. splendidissima –
P. stipularis –
P. stipulata –
P. suddeei –
P. tecta –
P. tenuipes –
P. tetraptera –
P. tomentosa –
P. xylocarpa –
P. yunnanensis
Name
[edit]Pongamia Adans., Fam. Pl. (Adanson) 2: 322, 593 (1763), nom. et orth. cons.
- Type species: Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre, Fl. Forest. Cochinch. 4: t. 385 (1898)
Synonyms
[edit]- Homotypic
- Cajum Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 167 (1891), nom. illeg. superfl.
- Heterotypic
- Fordia Hemsl., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 23: 160 (1886)
- Ibatiria W.E.Cooper, Austral. Syst. Bot. 32: 375 (2019)
Distribution
[edit]| Native distribution areas: |
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References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition |
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Adanson, M. 1763. Familles des Plantes. I. partie. cccxxv + 190 pp., Paris: Vincent. BHL Reference page. 2: 322
Additional references
[edit]- Song, Z., Xu, L., Balan, A.P., Gaudeul, M., Zhao, Y., Jiang, K., Li, T. & Li, S. 2025. Phylogenomics reveals a new generic delimitation of Asian Millettia, with reinstatements of Pongamia and Otosema (Fabaceae: Millettieae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 204, p.108254. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2024.108254
Preprint PDF Reference page.
Links
[edit]- Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Pongamia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Sept 17. Reference page.
- Hassler, M. 2026. Pongamia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2026. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Sept 17. Reference page.
- International Plant Names Index. 2026. Pongamia. Published online. Accessed: Sept 17 2026. Reference page.
- Tropicos.org 2026. Pongamia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Sept 2026. Reference page.
Vernacular names
[edit]- English: Indian Beech Tree and relatives