Cajanus
| Cajanus | |
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| pigeon pea (C. cajan) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Phaseoleae |
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| Genus: | Cajanus DC.1813 |
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| Synonyms[1][2][3] | |
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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), 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 cajan - pigeon pea, Congo-pea
- Cajanus kerstingii
- Cajanus scarabaeoides
References[]
- ^ Maesen, L. J. G. van der. 1986. "Cajanus and Atylosia W. & A. (Leguminosae)". Agric. Univ. Wageningen Pap. 85–4:43.
- ^ a b "Genus Nomenclature in GRIN". Archived from the original on 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
- ^ Kew Archived 2016-12-30 at the Wayback Machine
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- Phaseoleae
- Fabaceae genera
- Flora of Africa
- Flora of Asia
- Flora of Australasia
- Taxa named by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle
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