The genus ''Cajanus'' is a member of the plant family
Fabaceae. There are 37 species, mainly distributed across
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
,
Asia
Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an are ...
and
Australasia
Australasia is a region that comprises Australia, New Zealand and some neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term is used in a number of different contexts, including geopolitically, physiogeographically, philologically, and ecologi ...
.
Species include the
pigeon pea
The pigeon pea (''Cajanus cajan'') is a perennial legume from the family Fabaceae native to the Old World. The pigeon pea is widely cultivated in tropical and semitropical regions around the world, being commonly consumed in South Asia, South ...
(''C. cajan''), which is a significant food crop.
''Cajanus'' species are used as food plants by the
larva
A larva (; plural larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle.
...
e of some
Lepidoptera species including ''
Endoclita malabaricus
''Endoclita malabaricus'' is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from India.
Food plants for this species include ''Acacia'', ''Ailanthus'', ''Albizia'', ''Bridelia'', '' Cajanus'', ''Callicarpa'', ''Camellia'', '' Cassia'', ' ...
''.
Species include:
*''
Cajanus acutifolius''
*''
Cajanus albicans''
*''
Cajanus aromaticus''
*''
Cajanus cajan
The pigeon pea (''Cajanus cajan'') is a perennial legume from the family Fabaceae native to the Old World. The pigeon pea is widely cultivated in tropical and semitropical regions around the world, being commonly consumed in South Asia, Southe ...
'' - pigeon pea, Congo-pea
*''
Cajanus cinereus''
*''
Cajanus confertiflorus''
*''
Cajanus crassicaulis''
*''
Cajanus crassus''
*''
Cajanus elongatus
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.
''Cajanus'' species ...
''
*''
Cajanus goensis
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.
''Cajanus'' specie ...
''
*''
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 scarabaeoides'' is a flowering plant in the genus '' Cajanus''. Of the 32 different species within the genus ''Cajanus'', only one, '' C. cajan'' (pigeonpea), is cultivated. ''Cajanus scarabaeoides'' is the closest wild relative to ''C. ...
''
*''
Cajanus sericeus''
*''
Cajanus viscidus''
References
External links
Pigeon pea(
archive
An archive is an accumulation of historical records or materials – in any medium – or the physical facility in which they are located.
Archives contain primary source documents that have accumulated over the course of an individual or ...
link, was
dead
Death is the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain an organism. For organisms with a brain, death can also be defined as the irreversible cessation of functioning of the whole brain, including brainstem, and brain ...
)
Phaseoleae
Fabaceae genera
Taxa named by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle
{{Phaseoleae-stub