Cajanus

The genus Cajanus is a member of the plant family Fabaceae. There are 37 species, mainly distributed across Africa, Asia and Australasia.

Cajanus
pigeon pea (C. cajan)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Tribe: Phaseoleae
Genus: Cajanus
DC.1813
Species

see text

Synonyms[1][2][3]
  • Atylosia Wight & Arn. 1834
  • Cajan Adans. 1763
  • Cantharospermum Wight & Arn.
  • Endomallus Gagnep. 1915

Species include the pigeon pea (C. cajan), which is a significant food crop.

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

  1. Maesen, L. J. G. van der. 1986. "Cajanus and Atylosia W. & A. (Leguminosae)". Agric. Univ. Wageningen Pap. 854:43.
  2. "Genus Nomenclature in GRIN". Archived from the original on 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
  3. Kew Archived 2016-12-30 at the Wayback Machine


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