Thanks Balkar ji @HS Ji I doubt abut your sentence which says flowering after monsoon. In fact I have seen it flowering in May or April every year i.e. much before monsoon. Thanks for the info about monotypic nature and the conserved name. I was under the impression that the name is changed to something Derris but the plant List surprisingly says Pongamia pinnata as acceped name @Pankaji ji Thanks for adding your information not only to this but to many other Faboideae members. I remember during my childhood I used to visit my mothers native village place. Ticks (Piswa पिसवा ) was the big problem there. People used to apply the Karanj oil on the skin before sleeping to prevent the attack of these insects.
On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 12:00 AM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > *Pongamia pinnata* > Karanj करंज > A fairly common tree in Pune city. > > -- > Dr Satish Phadke > -- Dr Satish Phadke
