Cajanus

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Cajanus

Cajanus cajan (Pigeon Pea)

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Phaseoleae
Genus:	Cajanus

Species

Cajanus acutifolius
Cajanus albicans
Cajanus aromaticus
Cajanus cajan - Pigeon pea
Cajanus cinereus
Cajanus confertiflorus
Cajanus crassicaulis
Cajanus kerstingii
Cajanus lanceolatus
Cajanus lanuginosus
Cajanus latisepalus
Cajanus mareebensis
Cajanus marmoratus
Cajanus pubescens
Cajanus reticulatus
Cajanus scarabaeoides
Cajanus viscidus

Ref: ILDIS Version 6.05

The genus Cajanus is a member of the family Fabaceae and includes the Pigeon pea (C. cajan), Cajanus scarabaeoides and other species. The genus in distributed across Australasia, with a number of species endemic to Australia.

Cajanus species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Endoclita malabaricus.