Fabaceae

Pongamia Adans.

First published in Fam. Pl. 2: 322, 593 (1763), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to SW. Pacific.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Caroline Is., China Southeast, Christmas I., East Himalaya, Fiji, Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Marianas, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya

Introduced into:

Comoros, Egypt, Mauritius, Puerto Rico, Rodrigues, Réunion, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

  • Cajum Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 167 (1891), nom. superfl.

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2019). https://www.publish.csiro.au/SB/fulltext/SB18039. epublication.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5912] Burma K001122544 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 5896] K001122522 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5919] Burma K001122553 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5896] K001122521 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5900] Burma K001122527 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5892] K001122516 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5892] K001122517 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5909] K001122538 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5894] Burma K001122519 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5916] K001122550 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 5909] K001122536 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5909] K001122537 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5881] K001122500 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 5896] K001122523 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5887] Nepal K001122510 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5881] K001122498 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5881] Burma K001122499 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5917] Nepal K001122551 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0