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Pongamia pinnata
Indian beech tree
As recorded: Millettia pinnata (L.) Panigrahi
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Gillespie, J.W.
- Collector number
- 4498
- Date
- January 29, 1928
- Locality
- north of Levuka
- Island
- Ovalau
- Region
- Fiji
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 29, 1928, Gillespie, J.W. also collected 19 other specimens.
Pongamia pinnata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1928. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,789 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pongamia pinnata. BISH 155503. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956472308. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/155503.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956472308 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
