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Cajanus
Sign in to saveThe genus Cajanus is a member of the plant family Fabaceae. There are 37 species, mainly distributed across Africa, Asia and Australasia.
Species
Pigeon Pea
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
Native toAndaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, East Himalaya, Ghana, Guinea
Observations4,027
Observations recorded62,382
General: ), Cajanus is treated as an orthographic variant of Cajan
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 235
- With media
- 118
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Collections
- UACH, MEL, IBUNAM, MICH, BRIT
- Recorded in
- Mexico, India, Australia, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Philippines
Research
1,039 papers- Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. Leaves: A Comprehensive Review of Phytochemistry, Pharmacological Properties, Safety, and Clinical Applications.Chemistry & biodiversity · 2025
- Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L. Millsp.).Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2006
- Revisiting the Nutritional, Chemical and Biological Potential of Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
- Meta-analysis of the quantitative trait loci associated with agronomic traits, fertility restoration, disease resistance, and seed quality traits in pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L.).The plant genome · 2023
- Geranylated or prenylated flavonoids from Cajanus volubilis.Chinese journal of natural medicines · 2023
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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.
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