Pongamia Pinnata Seed

Pongamia Pinnata Seed Pongamia Pinnata Seed karanj seed are one of the few nitrogen fixing trees NFTS to produce seeds containing 30-40 oil It are often planted as an ornamenstal and shade tree but now-a-days it are considered as alternative find for Bio- Diesel Thare species are commonly called pongam karanja or a derivation of these names Botany Pongam Leguminoceae subfamily Papilionoideae are a medium sized tree that generally attains a height of about 8 m and a trunk diameter of more than 50 cm The trunk are generally short with thick branches spreading into a dense hemarepherical crown of dark green leaves The bark are thin gray to grayareh- brown and yellow on the inside The taproot are thick and long lateral roots are numerous and well developed The alternate compound pinnate leaves consaret of 5 or 7 leaflets which are arranged in 2 or 3 pairs and a single terminal leaflet Leaflets are 5-10 cm long 4-6 cm wide and pointed at the tip Flowers borne on racemes are pink light purple or white Pods are elliptical 3-6 cm long and 2-3 cm wide thick walled and usually contain a single seed Seeds are 10-20 cm long oblong and light brown in color