Vernacular Name
Indian Beech Tree, Pongam Tree, Panigrahi

Category
Forest and Agro-Forest Trees

Use

Rank	Class
	Food and Beverages
	Pharmaceutical
	Cosmetics
1	Health and Functional Products
	Fodder/Animal feed
	Fibre, Fuel and Building
	Ornamental
	Environmental
	Other

1. Very relevant
5. Not very relevant

Place of Origin
originated in India

Actual Distribution
found throughout Asia

Places and Types of Utilization
Known by many names (Indian Beech, Pongam, Honge, Ponge, and Karanj among other) it is a leguminous tree that's well-adapted to arid zones and has many traditional uses. It is often used for landscaping purposes as a windbreak or for shade due to the large canopy and showy fragrant flowers. The... [Read_more]

Experts on Pongamia pinnata:

• Karnam Janardhanan
• Ramajayam Devarajan

Projects on Pongamia pinnata:

• Rainfed Area Network on Bio-fuels

Click on these links to get more info on the selected species

• Wikipedia
• Purdue
• http://hort.ufl.edu/trees/PONPINA.pdf