Cajanus

For the Finnish family, see Cajanus (family).

Cajanus
Cajanus cajan (Pigeon Pea)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Phaseoleae
Subtribe:	Cajaninae
Genus:	Cajanus Adans.
Species
Cajanus acutifolius Cajanus albicans Cajanus aromaticus Cajanus cajan - Pigeon pea Cajanus cinereus Cajanus confertiflorus Cajanus crassicaulis Cajanus crassus Cajanus elongatus Cajanus goensis Cajanus grandiflorus Cajanus kerstingii Cajanus lanceolatus Cajanus lanuginosus Cajanus latisepalus Cajanus mareebensis Cajanus marmoratus Cajanus mollis Cajanus platycarpus Cajanus pubescens Cajanus reticulatus Cajanus scarabaeoides Cajanus sericeus Cajanus viscidus
Synonyms
Atylosia Wight & Arn. Cantharospermum Wight & Arn. Endomallus Gagnep. Peekelia Harms

The genus Cajanus is a member of the family Fabaceae. There are 37 species, mainly distributed across Africa, Asia and Australasia.

Species include the Pigeon pea (C. cajan) and Cajanus scarabaeoides.

Cajanus species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Endoclita malabaricus.

External links

• Pigeon pea (archive link, was dead)
• Crop Wild Relatives Gap Analysis Portal reliable information source on where and what to conserve ex-situ, regarding Cajanus genepool