Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Species : Cajanus cajan
  • Basionym : Cytisus cajan L.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.
  • Common name : Pigeon Pea, Congo Pea, Red gram
  • Vernacular name : Arhar, Tur, Arhi (Hin.); Thogari bele, Thogari gida (Kan.); Thuvarai (Tam.); Kandulu (Tel.); Arhar, Kandul (Ori.); Adhaki (San.)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Flower, Fruit : June-February
  • Native : Africa
  • Comments : Mostly cultivated for their protein rich pods, sometimes as an escape on hills up to 1000 m.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • World Distribution : Africa, Indian sub-continent, Widely cultivated in tropics
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Cajanus cajan. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.

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