Aarti ji, the leaves are used in garlands and also used as green manure. The oil from the seeds are used in Sunscreen lotions. Useful as an Avenue tree as give good shade during summer. Thanks for sharing. Regards, Mani
On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 11:08 AM, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]>wrote: > Neil ji, Satish ji, > Thank you for confirming the id and additional information about the tree. > I am familiar with Pongamia but the white flowers confused me. > Neil ji, your pictures are very nice. > Regards, > Aarti > > > On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 9:16 AM, Satish Sherikar > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Yes. this is Pongamia pinnata. Very nice shade providing tree, fixes >> nitrogen and supposed to protect against soil erosion due its lateral root >> system. I see lot of weird growth on their leaves. Can anyone share what >> these might be and what causes this? Does not seem to bother the trees >> though, as they seem to be healthy. This is one of the popular road-side >> planting trees in Bangalore. >> >> Thanks >> Satish >> >> >> On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 9:27 AM, Neil Soares <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> Affirmative. This is Pongamia pinnata [Karanj / Pongam]. Please check >>> my photographs of this at this link : >>> >>> >>> https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!search/Pongamia$20pinnata$20Neil$20Soares/indiantreepix/AChGthVuOag/Fb_LAWH-lrkJ >>> >>> With regards, >>> Neil Soares. >>> >>> --- On *Mon, 11/5/12, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]>* wrote: >>> >>> >>> From: Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]> >>> Subject: [efloraofindia:137411] Tree for ID : Maharashtra Nature Park, >>> Mumbai : 051112 : AK-3 >>> To: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]> >>> Date: Monday, November 5, 2012, 7:55 PM >>> >>> A tree seen with white flowers at Maharashtra Nature Park in Mumbai on >>> 6/4/2012. >>> Is it Pongamia or Karanj? >>> Never seen white flowers before, always with purple flowers so wanted to >>> confirm. >>> Aarti >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > -- > > > > --
