INDIAN BEACH TREE

Pongamia pinnata

Reference No :

0000002

Scientific Name :

Pongamia pinnata

Sinhala Name :

මඟුල් කරඳ (MAGUL KARANDA)

Tamil Name :

கிரஞ்ச மரம் (KIRANCA MARAM)

Other Common Names :

Pongam; Karanja

Synonyms :

Millettia pinnata

Plant Family :

Fabaceae

Plant Group :

Angiosperms (Enclosed Seed)

Plant Types :

Medium Tree

Crown Architecture :

Spreading Canopy

Plant Categories :

Border Plants;   Canopy plants;   Colorful Plants;   Common Landscaping Plants;   Courtyard Plants;   Dry Zone Plants;   Edible Plants;   Flowering Plants;   Forest Trees;   Fruiting Plants;   Herbal Plants;   High Leaves Density Plants;   Indoor Plants;   Intermediate Zone Plants;   Low Maintenance Plants;   Medium Size Trees;   Ornamental Plants;   Parking Area Plants;   Roadside Plants;   Rooftop Plants;   Shady Plants;   Fast Growing Plants;   Straight plants;   Sun Loving Plants;   Trees;   Wild Plants;   Cultivating plants;   Evergreen Plants

Plant Distribution(s) :

E. Asia - Indian subcontinent; Through south-east Asia to North-eastern Australia; Fiji and Japan

Elevation :

Above sea level up to 1,200 m

Average Height :

15.00

Maximum Height :

30.00

Average Width :

10.00

Maximum Width :

30.00

Root System(s) :

Tap Root

Propogation(s) :

By Roots;   By Cutting (Stem);   By Cutting (Branches);   By Sucker

Maturity Longevity :

100.00

Medicinal Use :

Yes

Medicinal Value :

Bark of roots, Leaves, Roots, Bark, Seed and Oil of seed are used as treatments for Swelling, Pains, Worm diseases, Wounds, Liver diseases, Cough, Skin diseases, Psoriasis, Rheumatoid arthritis, Constipation, Nausea, Hemorrhoids & Oral diseases in Sinhala Ayurveda

Special Features :

Seeds containing Oil 

Seeds are poisonous

Foliage

Leaf / Habit :

Evergreen

Leaf Shape :

Ovate shape

Arrangements :

Simple

Leaf Arrangement :

Odd Pinnate Leaf Arrangement

Leaves :

Leaf: Evergreen/ Patialy Deciduous 
Leaves: 5-9 foliate, the axis 6-17 cm long Leaflets (2-) 3-10 cm long, 2-5 cm wide; 

Flowering

Is Flowering :

Yes

Blossoms :

Flowers: (Inflorescences racemose) 12-14 mm long petals. 
Bloom Time: Throughout the year Fruit (glabrous): 5-8 cm long, 2.5-3 cm wide, about 0.8-1 cm thick 

Fruiting

Bears Fruits :

Yes

Maintenance

Level :

Low

Soil Types :

Sandy Soil;   Clay Soil;   Loam Soil;   Acidic (pH 5.5>) to Moderately Alkaline (pH 7.9 - 8.4);   Well Drained Soil

Water :

Medium/Moderate

Sunlight :

Full

Edibility

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