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High Invasion Risk North/Central/South:&nbsp;Predicted to be invasive and not recommended by IFAS. Will be reassessed every 10 years. In particular cases, this species may be considered for use under specific management practices that have been approved by the IFAS Invasive Plant Working Group. <a title="IFAS Assessment" href="https://assessment.ifas.ufl.edu/assessments/millettia-pinnata/">IFAS Assessment</a>

Invasive Plants

Oilseed Crops

Fabaceae

Fabaceae (taxonomic family)

Millettia pannata
[header and thumbnail image: Pongamia spreading down a river in south Florida. Credit: Michael Sthreshley, UF/IFAS]

Pongamia

Plantas

Organisms

Plants

Non-Native Species

Invasive Species

Especies Invasoras

Especies invasivas 

Natural Area Weeds

Malezas de Áreas Naturales

Primarily soybeans, and other crops such as peanuts, cottonseed, sunflower seed, flaxseed, safflower seed, rapeseed, sesame seed, castor beans, canola, rapeseed, and mustard seeds used to produce edible and/or inedible oils, as well as high-protein animal meal.
Oil-bearing crops or oil crops include both annual (usually called oilseeds) and perennial plants whose seeds, fruits or mesocarp and nuts are valued mainly for the edible or industrial oils that are extracted from them.

Pongamia

Publications

Irrigation Scheduling for Young Pongamia (Millettia pinnata (L.) Panigrahi) Trees

Pongamia pinnata: Pongam

Broader Topics

Invasive Plants

Oilseed Crops

Fabaceae

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