Cajanus - Definition and Overview

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Cajanus

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Phaseoleae
Genus:	Cajanus

Species

Cajanus acutifolius
Cajanus albicans
Cajanus aromaticus
Cajanus cajan
Cajanus cinereus
Cajanus confertiflorus
Cajanus crassicaulis
Cajanus kerstingii
Cajanus lanceolatus
Cajanus lanuginosus
Cajanus latisepalus
Cajanus mareebensis
Cajanus marmoratus
Cajanus pubescens
Cajanus reticulatus
Cajanus scarabaeoides
Cajanus viscidus

The genus Cajanus is a member of the family Fabaceae and includes the Pigeon pea (C. cajan), Cajanus scarabaeoides and other species. The genus in distributed across Australaisa, with a number of species endemic to Australia.

External link

Pigeon pea (http://www.icrisat.org/text/coolstuff/crops/gcrops6.html)

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