Cajanus
| Cajanus | |
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| pigeon pea (C. cajan) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Phaseoleae |
| Genus: |
Cajanus DC.1813 |
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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).
Cajanus species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Endoclita malabaricus.
Species include:
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