Pongamia pinnata (syn. P. glabra, Millettia pinnata, Derris indica) | Fabaceae | Karanj, Indian Beech Tree, Honge Tree, Pongam Tree, Panigrahi | In full bloom at many places in Pune- April first fortnight- Satish ji. Also flowering in Kolkata over past 15 days- J.M.Garg- 8/4/08. Profusely flowering in Juhu Scheme (Mumbai, Maharashtra)-10/4/08- Tejal ji. Some of the trees show few flowers in Delhi- 11/4/08- Vinod ji. In full bloom in Chinnai & S. India- 11/4/08- Dr. Swamy. |
Trees of Delhi- Flowers from 3rd week of April to late May; often a second flush in the rains. | Pongamia pinnata - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia | Flowering data - indiantreepix | Google Groups |
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