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Cajanus Niveus
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. The natural range of ''Cajanus'' species includes West Africa, Madagascar and the Comoros, the Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, southern China and Taiwan, Malesia, New Guinea, and northern Australia. Typical habitats include seasonally-dry tropical open forest, woodland, and grassland, often in rocky or disturbed areas. Some species, including ''Cajanus cajan'', have been introduced to the tropical Americas, elsewhere in Africa, and to central Asia. ''Cajanus'' species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including '' Endoclita malabaricus''. Species include: *'' Cajanus acutifolius'' *'' Cajanus albicans'' *'' Cajanus aromaticus'' *''Cajanus cajan'' – pigeon pea, Congo-pea *'' Cajanus cajanifolius'' *'' Cajanus cinereus'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pigeon Pea
The pigeon pea (''Cajanus cajan'') or toor dal is a perennial legume from the family (biology), family Fabaceae native to the Eastern Hemisphere. The pigeon pea is widely cultivated in tropical and semitropical regions around the world, being commonly consumed in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. Etymology and other names Scientific epithet The scientific name for the genus ''Cajanus'' and the species ''cajan'' derive from the Malay language, Malay word ''katjang'' (modern spelling: kacang) meaning legume in reference to the bean of the plant. Common English names In English language, English they are commonly referred to as pigeon pea which originates from the historical utilization of the pulse as Columbidae, pigeon fodder in Barbados. The term Congo pea and Angola pea developed due to the presence of its cultivation in Africa and the association of its utilization with those of African descent. The names no-eye pea and red gram both refer t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cajanus Crassicaulis
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. The natural range of ''Cajanus'' species includes West Africa, Madagascar and the Comoros, the Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, southern China and Taiwan, Malesia, New Guinea, and northern Australia. Typical habitats include seasonally-dry tropical open forest, woodland, and grassland, often in rocky or disturbed areas. Some species, including ''Cajanus cajan'', have been introduced to the tropical Americas, elsewhere in Africa, and to central Asia. ''Cajanus'' species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including '' Endoclita malabaricus''. Species include: *'' Cajanus acutifolius'' *'' Cajanus albicans'' *'' Cajanus aromaticus'' *''Cajanus cajan'' – pigeon pea, Congo-pea *'' Cajanus cajanifolius'' *'' Cajanus cinereus'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cajanus Kerstingii
''Cajanus kerstingii'' is a widely ignored shrub found mostly in open savannah conditions across western Africa. It is closely related to the widely utilised ''Cajanus cajan'', otherwise known as pigeon pea. ''Cajanus kerstingii'' can be consumed by humans as a cereal, pulse, fibre or forage. Unfortunately, very little data exists for this plant, but "one may reasonably expect it to be of value". Description ''Cajanus kerstingii'' is an erect shrub that grows to be . It is a dicot in the genus ''Cajanus'' of the subfamily Faboideae (Fabaceae). When fully harvested, ''C. kerstingii'' produces a fruit that can be consumed by humans for various nutritional purposes. In order to recognise the plant, one should seek green branches, or occasionally browny-purple. The leaves are faintly striate (marked by ridges or grooves) and a glandular punctate, meaning the glands of the leaf are sunken in, noticeable when held against the light. History, geography, ethnography This plant grow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cajanus Hirtopilosus
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. The natural range of ''Cajanus'' species includes West Africa, Madagascar and the Comoros, the Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, southern China and Taiwan, Malesia, New Guinea, and northern Australia. Typical habitats include seasonally-dry tropical open forest, woodland, and grassland, often in rocky or disturbed areas. Some species, including ''Cajanus cajan'', have been introduced to the tropical Americas, elsewhere in Africa, and to central Asia. ''Cajanus'' species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including '' Endoclita malabaricus''. Species include: *'' Cajanus acutifolius'' *'' Cajanus albicans'' *'' Cajanus aromaticus'' *''Cajanus cajan'' – pigeon pea, Congo-pea *'' Cajanus cajanifolius'' *'' Cajanus cinereus'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
