Subfamily Faboideae Scientific name Cajanus Rank Genus | ||
Similar Legumes, Cowpea, Canavalia, Cajanus scarabaeoides, Crotalaria | ||
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:
Does pigeon pea cajanus cajan fix nitrogen without rhizobium bacteria inoculation
References
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