Millettia pinnata

Common name: Poonga Oil Tree

Other common names: Indian Beech, Karanja, Karum Tree, Native Wisteria, Oil Tree, Pongam, Seashore Mempari

Names in non-English languages: French India China

Description

This biofuel yielding tree has a wide natural range that extends from India through to south-east Asia, northern Australia and into some Pacific islands.

Climate: Grows best in sub-humid to humid tropical lowland climates, generally in areas with average annual low temperatures of 18 to 24 °C average annual high temperatures of 28 to 35 °C and annual rainfall between 600 and 2500.

Where it grows


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