Cajanus


Key in Flora of Bhutan:
1. Erect shrub .............................................................. .. 1. C. cajan
+ Twiners, herbaceous or woody ................................................. .. 2
2. Leaves pinnately trifoliate ....................................................... .. 3
+ Leaves subdigitately trifoliate .............................................. ..4
3. Leaflets small 2-4.5cm, elliptic or obovate, acute or subacute 2. C. scarabaeoides
+ Leaflets larger 5-10cm, obovate, acuminate ........... .. 3. C. grandiflorus
4. Racemes up to 15-flowered ......................................... .. 4. C. mollis
+ Flowers solitary or up to 5 ........................................................ .. 5
5. Slender herbaceous twiner; pods 1.7-2.5><0.5-0.8cm, 3-4-seeded 5. C. elongatus
+ More robust twiner; pods larger 2-3.5 >< 1cm, 5-6-seeded .. 6. C. villosus
 


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Cajanus species in India:
  1. Cajanus albicans (Wight & Arn.) Maesen
  2. C. cajan (L.) Millsp.
  3. C. cajanifolius (Haines) Maesen
  4. C. crassus (King) Maesen
  5. C. elongatus (Benth.) Maesen
  6. C. goensis Dalzell
  7. C. grandiflorus (Baker) Maesen
  8. C. heynei (Wight & Arn.) Maesen
  9. C. lineatus (Wight & Arn.) Maesen
  10. C. mollis (Benth.) Maesen
  11. C. platycarpus (Benth.) Maesen
  12. C. rugosus (Wight & Arn.) Maesen
  13. C. scarabaeoides (L.) Thouars
  14. C. sericeus (Baker) Maesen
  15. Cajanus trinervius (DC.) Maesen
  16. C. villosus (Baker) Maesen

References:

  1. Sanjappa, M. 1992. Legumes of India. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh Dehradun. pp. 99-104.
  2. eFI page
 
Binomial Habit Notes References Distribution
Cajanus albicans (Wight & Arn) Maesen Climber Dry Evergreen to Dry Deciduous Forests Matthew, 1999 Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Kanniyakumari, Nilgiri, Salem, Theni, Tiruchchirappalli, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore, Virudhunagar
Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. Shrub Plains, Cultivated, Native of Africa Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 All districts
Cajanus goensis Dalz. Twiner Western Ghats, Moist Deciduous Forests Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 Coimbatore, Dindigul
Cajanus lineata (Wight & Arn) van der. Maesen. Bush Western Ghats, Evergreen Forests Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 Coimbatore, Kanniyakumari, Nilgiri, Tirunelveli
Cajanus rugosus (Wight & Arn) Maesen Herb Western Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Evergreen Forests Matthew, 1999 Coimbatore, Dindigul, Nilgiri, Salem
Cajanus scarabaeoides (L.) Thouars Shrub Plains to Low Altitude Matthew, 1999 All districts
Cajanus trinervius (DC.) van der. Maesen. Shrub Western Ghats, Evergreen Forests   Kanniyakumari, Nilgiri, Theni 


 
Botanical name Synonyms Family Common name
Cajanus cajan Cytisus cajan, Cajanus indicus, Cajanus flavus Fabaceae Arhar
Cajanus crassus Cantharospermum volubile, Atylosia volubilis, Atylosia crassa Fabaceae Thick-Stemmed Cajanus
Cajanus heynei Atylosia kulnensis, Cajanus kulnensis, Dunbaria heynei Fabaceae Heyne's Pigeonpea
Cajanus lineatus Atylosia lineata Fabaceae Wild Toor
Cajanus scarabaeoides Dolichos scarabaeoides, Cantharospermum scarabaeoides, Atylosia scarabaeoides Fabaceae Showy Pigeonpea
 
Cajanus cajan (Linn.) Millsp. (Native of Tropical Africa, widely cultivated)

Cajanus cajan (L.) Huth (Commonly cultivated in tropical regions, probably a native of Africa)

Cajanus cajan (Linnaeus) Huth [probably originally from tropical Asia, now cultivated worldwide]. 
Cajanus goensis Dalzell [Bangladesh, In­dia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam].
Cajanus mollis (Bentham) Maesen [Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan].
Cajanus scarabaeoides (Linnaeus) Thouars [Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malay­sia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam; Africa, Oceania].
Cajanus volubilis (Blanco) Blanco [India, Indonesia, Laos, Myan­mar, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam] (No distribution in India as per GRIN & ILDIS)



An Excursion Flora of Central Tamilnadu, India By K. M. Matthew (1995)- Details with keys-
Cajanus rugosus (Wight & Arn.) Maesen

Medicinal Plants in Andhra Pradesh, India By T. Pullaiah (2002)- Details-




Biodiversity in India, Volume 2 By T. Pullaiah (2003)-

Cajanus (Fabaceae) : 3 posts by 2 authors.

I have updated eFI (efloraofindia) page on Cajanus (Pl. click).

Attempts have been made to incorporate most of the species available in India & nearby areas with details & keys directly or through links as far as possible. It’s quite possible that there may be some discrepancy in the accepted names & synonyms taken from other links.

Species discussed so far in efloraofindia are given at the bottom of the page in the form of links against Subpages. On clicking them one can see all the details.

If someone can provide updated complete list of Indian species with source references it will be wonderful.

Any comments/ corrections are welcome.
I have compiled and added the list of species.

Pl. go through Cajanus page with images of species (done by ...) in efloraofindia.

If you find any mis-identification, pl. let us know.

If anybody can send images of other species of this genera (for incorporation in the website), if any, it will be really nice.
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