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ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010. (copyright © ILDIS).
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| Name: |
Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.
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| Rank: |
Species |
| Status: |
ACCEPTED
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| Taxonomy (this taxon is included in): |
Regnum - Plantae
Divisio - Tracheophyta
Subdivisio - Spermatophytina
Class - Magnoliopsida
Superordo - Rosanae
Ordo - Fabales Bromhead
Familia - Fabaceae Lindl.
Tribus - Phaseoleae
Genus - Cajanus DC.
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Synonyms:
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Cajan indorum Medik. |
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Cajanus bicolor DC. |
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Cajanus cajan (L.) Huth |
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Cajanus flavus DC. |
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Cajanus indicus Spreng. |
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Cajanus inodorus Medik. |
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Cajanus luteus Bello |
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Cajanus obcordifolius V. Singh |
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Cajanus pseudo-cajan (Jacq.) Schinz & Guillaumin |
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Cajanus striatus Bojer |
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Cytisus cajan (L. 1753) |
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Cytisus guineensis Schum. & Thonn. |
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Cytisus pseudocajan Jacq. |
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Cytisus pseudo-cajan Jacq. |
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Phaseolus balicus L. |
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Cajanus cajan var. bicolor (DC.) Purseglove |
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Cajanus cajan var. flavus (DC.) Purseglove |
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Cajanus indicus var. bicolor (DC.) Kuntze |
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Cajanus indicus var. flavus (DC.) Kuntze |
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Cajanus indicus var. maculatus Kuntze |
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| Comments: |
A major pulse crop in the tropics and subtropics., A prehistoric introduction., Assumed to originate in India., Chinese National Herbarium specimen - Fujian - Pu-qin Zhong 282, Chinese National Herbarium specimen - Guangdong - Zhi Huang 38847, Chinese National Herbarium specimen - Hainan - Nian-xun Chen 4097, Chinese National Herbarium specimen - Sichuan - S.Coll. 20137, Chinese National Herbarium specimen - Yunnan - Shen-e Liu 01819, Cultivated as food plant for the lac insect (shellac)., Frequently confused with the lentil., Important in small-scale farming in many mainly semi-arid regions., In "Flora URSS" & "Flora of Cultivated Plants" this species is treated as C., India contributes over 90% of the crop., indicus, Maps of full world distribution in van der Maesen., Originated in India, now cultivated in all tropical areas., Other centres are in eastern Africa and the Caribbean., Over 11,000 accessions in the Genetic Resources Unit at ICRISAT., Perenial, but cultivated as an annual., Simultaneous use as food, fodder & fuel make it a crop with a bright future., Some information listed under Cajanus bicolor e.g. in Colombia., Three botanical varieties: see var. bicolor; var. cajan and var. flavus., TROPICOS Specimen, Bolivia - 01117805, Useful for intercropping, being hardy and able to ameliorate soils., Widely cultivated throughout the tropics., World production of the order of 2 M tonnes. |
| Common names: |
Congo Pea (), Dahl (), Dhal (), Frijol De Arbol (), Frijol Quinchancho (), Gandul (), Gandures (), Golubinyi Gorokh (Russian), Guandu (), Guandul (), Gungo Pea (English), Jinsonge (Portuguese), Kayanus (Russian), Lenteja (), Nicla Indyjska (Polish), Pigeon Pea (English), Pigeon Pea Bush (English), Pigeonpea (English), Pois Cajan (French), Pois Congo (), Pois d’Angole (French), Pois D’Angolie (), Pwa Angole (), Quinchonchillo (), Quinchoncho (), Rahar (), Red Gram (English), Strauchbohne (German), Straucherbse (German), Taubenerbse (German)[Credits] |
| Conservation Status: |
Cultigen not known in the wild |
| Maps: |
distribution |
| Occurrence: |
[Ab(A N) Eg Gg(A D) Tu(A)] |
| Use: |
Chemical products, Domestic, Environmental, Food and Drink, Forage, Medicine, Miscellaneous, Wood |
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