Karum tree, Poonga-oil tree
Millettia pinnata
Fabaceae


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Nonnative and naturalized. Native to the Old World.
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Larval host plant for hammock skipper (Polygonus leo) butterfly and nectar source for the recently introduced fulvous hairstreak (Electrostrymon angelica) and presumably other butterflies.
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Forest & Kim Starr
Forest & Kim Starr
Forest & Kim Starr
Forest & Kim Starr
George D. Gann, 2018
Naturalized at National Key Deer Refuge in Monroe County, Florida