Cajanus cajanifolius (Haines) Maesen

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : LEGUMINOSAE
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Basionym : Atylosia cajanifolia Haines
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Cajanus cajanifolius (Haines) Maesen
  • Vernacular name : Banokandulo, Ban Arhar, Kanduli (Oria)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Scrub jungles
  • Comments / notes : Northern Eastern Ghats
  • Flower, Fruit : November-April
  • Collector(s) Name : Raja K. Swamy, Arun Singh & Navendu Page
  • Collection Date : 27/02/2016
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-0569
  • Collection Locality : Barbera to Balugaon road (OD)
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Srikakulam district, Vishakapatnam district, East Godavari district
    • Odisha : Ganjam district, Rayagada district, Gajapati district, Kalhandi district, Koraput district, Puri district
    • Chattisgarh : BSTR, BLPR
  • Native : India
  • Endemism : India
  • World Distribution : India
  • Conservation Status : Near Threatened (NT)
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Cajanus cajanifolius. Downloaded on 9 February 2025.

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