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Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.
pigeonpea

   
Symbol: CACA27
Group: Dicot
Family: Fabaceae
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Subshrub
Shrub
Native Status:  
L48    I
HI    I
PR    I
VI    I



Photograph of Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory.
 
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Synonyms:
Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.

  CACA46 Cajan cajan (L.) Huth
  CAIN44 Cajanus indicus Spreng.
 

Distribution by State:
Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.

Distributional Map for Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.
Distribution Map Legend

Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. distribution:
USA (FL, HI, MD), USA+ (PR, VI)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
FL, HI

 

Related Taxa:
Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.

236 genera in Fabaceae, 4 species in Cajanus
 

Classification:
Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.

     
Kingdom   Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision   Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division   Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class   Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass   Rosidae
Order   Fabales
Family   Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus   Cajanus Adans. – cajanus
Species   Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. – pigeonpea
 

Introduced Information:
Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts.
 

 

 
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