Tropicals, Woody > Millettia > Millettia pinnata > Millettia pinnata
Millettia pinnata
Pongam Tree, Indian Beech Tree, Pongame Oil Tree
Origin: India and Malaysia to Australia.
| Family |
| Fabaceae |
| Genus |
| Millettia |
| Species |
| pinnata |
| Category |
| Tropicals, Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| Synonyms |
| Pongamia pinnata, Derris indica, Cytisus pinnatus |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9a - 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 9 - 11 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H3 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -1 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 25 |
| Height |
| 20 m |
| Spread |
| 10 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Mass planting and park and landscape trees. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in moist to dry, well-draining soil in full sun to partial shade. |
| Shape |
| Erect rounded crown. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Habitat |
| Dry tropical forests and plains. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Insignificant medium to coarse bark with slight indentation. |
| Leaf Description |
| Compound, alternate leaves 12 - 16 cm long with a smooth semi-glossy appearance. |
| Flower Description |
| Trusses of half-moon-shaped, pinnate pea flowers 3 - 4 cm long. |
| Colour Description |
| Medium green foliage, grey-brown insignificant bark and purplish-violet to white flowers. |
| Texture Description |
| Medium bark. Smooth semi-glossy leaves. |
| Propagation |
| Seed. |
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