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Millettia pinnata (L.) Panigrahi
Karum tree, Poonga-oil tree

Millettia pinnata
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Family: Fabaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Tree

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Native to Old World; widely cultivated and sometimes naturalized.

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SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

South Florida History and Distribution: IRC considers this an emerging invasive in South Florida.

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

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Synonyms: Pongamia pinnata.

FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence: Present

FLORIDA KEYS Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

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Florida Keys History and Distribution: Not reported for the Florida Keys by John Kunkel Small in 1913. This is just beginning to naturalize in the Florida Keys.

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Millettia pinnata has been reported from the following 2 conservation areas in the FLORIDA KEYS :
Occurrence Native Status
Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammocks Botanical State Park Reported
National Key Deer Refuge Present Not Native, Naturalized




Millettia pinnata has been reported for the following habitat in THE FLORIDA KEYS :
Disturbed Upland


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Millettia pinnata
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Millettia pinnata
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Millettia pinnata
Copyright by: George D. Gann, 2018
Naturalized at National Key Deer Refuge in Monroe County, Florida

Millettia pinnata
Copyright by: Forest & Kim Starr

Millettia pinnata
Copyright by: Forest & Kim Starr