Cajanus
For the Finnish family, see Cajanus (family).
| Cajanus | |
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| pigeon pea (C. cajan) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Phaseoleae |
| Genus: | Cajanus Adans. |
| Species | |
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see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Atylosia Wight & Arn.[1][2] | |
The genus Cajanus is a member of the plant family Fabaceae. There are 37 species, mainly distributed across Africa, Asia and Australasia.
Species include the pigeon pea (C. cajan).
Cajanus species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Endoclita malabaricus.
Species include:[2]
- Cajanus acutifolius
- Cajanus albicans
- Cajanus aromaticus
- Cajanus cajan - pigeon pea, Congo-pea
- Cajanus cinereus
- Cajanus confertiflorus
- Cajanus crassicaulis
- Cajanus crassus
- Cajanus elongatus
- Cajanus goensis
- Cajanus grandiflorus
- Cajanus kerstingii
- Cajanus lanceolatus
- Cajanus lanuginosus
- Cajanus latisepalus
- Cajanus mareebensis
- Cajanus marmoratus
- Cajanus mollis
- Cajanus platycarpus
- Cajanus pubescens
- Cajanus reticulatus
- Cajanus scarabaeoides
- Cajanus sericeus
- Cajanus viscidus
References
External links
- Pigeon pea (archive link, was dead)
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