Classification
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Kingdom: Plantae |
Autotrophic plants, green algae, and red algae which generally acquire nutrients through photosynthesis and display alternation of generation |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta | Flower and fruit producing angiosperm with a covered seed, exhibits a dominant sporophyte generation |
| Class: Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons which typically display 5 circularly arranged floral parts |
| Order: Fabales |
Flowering plants |
| Family: Fabaceae |
Or Leguminoseae, legumes that develop nodules which house nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria. This is the most diverse family in the order fabales. |
| Genus: Pongamia |
Or Indian beech tree |
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Species: pinnata |
Pinnate shaped leaves, the only member of the Pongamia genus |
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