Pongamia pinnata

Indian beech tree

As recorded: Millettia pinnata (L.) Panigrahi

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 25850
Date: July 23, 1946
Locality: In Yoo (Sar) Passage just W of S point of Urukthapel Island
Island: Ngeanges Island
Region: Palau
Elevation: 14 m
Identified by: Herbst, D.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

165 Bishop specimens of Pongamia pinnata · collected 1908–2023Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 23, 1946, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Pongamia pinnata observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,788 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25

Anand Apartment Block-3, Anand Apartment, Nimbaj Nagar, Anand Nagar, Pune, Maharashtra 411051, India

(c) Raghunandan Patil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Karve Nagar, Pune, MH, IN

(c) atomicnumber47, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Q8X4+M9G, Yamaganipalle, Andhra Pradesh 517426, India

(c) Ramavath Vijay naik, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Q8X4+M9G, Yamaganipalle, Andhra Pradesh 517426, India

(c) Ramavath Vijay naik, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22

Bicentennial Park, Hermit Park, QLD, AU

(c) Kymberley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

Bengaluru, Karnataka, IN

(c) Vandana Ranjith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Pongamia pinnata. BISH 155484. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956240426. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/155484.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956240426 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026