Different names of Pongamia pinnata.

Millettia pinnata (L.) Panigrahi

SYNONYM(S) : Cytisus pinnatus L., Derris indica (Lam.) Bennet ,
Galedupa indica Lam. , Galedupa pinnata (L.) Taub. , Pongamia glabra
Vent., nom. illeg., Pongamia mitis Kurz, nom. illeg. , Pongamia
pinnata (L.) Pierre

CHINESE : Shui huang pi (Taiwan).

ENGLISH : Indian beech, Karum tree, Pongam oiltree, Poonga oil tree.

HINDI : Karnja, Pongam.

MALAYALAM : Pungam, Ungam.

SANSKRIT : Karanja.

TAMIL : Puggam.

TELUGU : Kanuga.

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Pankaj Oudhia




--- In jatropha@..., "Udit Chaudhuri" <uditnc@...>
wrote:
>
> Unfortunately there is still a lot of misnomer, in Gujarat and
Maharashtra
> as I have heard over past two years, with people believing
Jatropha to be
> English for Karanj/Ponghamia.
>
> On 02/12/06, Pankaj Oudhia <pankajoudhia@...> wrote:
> >