Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Rosanae > Order Fabales > Family Fabaceae > Tribe Phaseoleae > Genus Cajanus

Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Cajanus*	DC.	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Cajan cajan*		orthographic variant
*Cajan indorum*	Medik.	synonym
*Cajanus bicolor*	DC.	synonym
*Cajanus cajan*	(L.) Huth	synonym
*Cajanus cajan var. bicolor*	(DC.) Purseglove	synonym
*Cajanus cajan var. flavus*	(DC.) Purseglove	synonym
*Cajanus flavus*	DC.	synonym
*Cajanus indicus*	Spreng.	synonym
*Cajanus indicus var. bicolor*	(DC.) Kuntze	synonym
*Cajanus indicus var. flavus*	(DC.) Kuntze	synonym
*Cajanus indicus var. maculatus*	Kuntze	synonym
*Cajanus inodorus*	Medik.	synonym
*Cajanus luteus*	Bello	synonym
*Cajanus obcordifolius*	V. Singh	synonym
*Cajanus pseudo-cajan*	(Jacq.) Schinz & Guillaumin	synonym
*Cajanus striatus*	Bojer	synonym
*Cytisus cajan*	(L. 1753)	synonym
*Cytisus guineensis*	Schum. & Thonn.	synonym
*Cytisus pseudocajan*	Jacq.	synonym
*Cytisus pseudo-cajan*	Jacq.	synonym
*Phaseolus balicus*	L.	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

English: Gungo Pea; Pigeon Pea; Pigeon Pea Bush; Pigeonpea; Red Gram sources: Adams, C. D. - Flowering Plants Of Jamaica Univ. West Indies, Mona, Jamaica 1972.;Balashev, L. L., Ed. - Dictionary Of Useful Plants in Twenty European Languages. 1970.;Howard, R. A. Et al. - Dicotyledoneae Part 1. Fl. Lesser Antilles Arnold Arboretum 1988.;Smartt, J. & Simmonds, N. W. (Eds) - Evolution Of Crop Plants -2nd ed. Longman: Harlow 1995.;Parham, J. W. - Plants Of The Fiji Islands 1972.

French: Pois Cajan; Pois d'Angole sources: Welsh, S. L. - Flora Societensis 1998.;Balashev, L. L., Ed. - Dictionary Of Useful Plants in Twenty European Languages. 1970.

German: Strauchbohne; Straucherbse; Taubenerbse sources: Balashev, L. L., Ed. - Dictionary Of Useful Plants in Twenty European Languages. 1970.

Polish: Nicla Indyjska sources: Balashev, L. L., Ed. - Dictionary Of Useful Plants in Twenty European Languages. 1970.

Portuguese: Jinsonge sources: Balashev, L. L., Ed. - Dictionary Of Useful Plants in Twenty European Languages. 1970.

Russian: Golubinyi Gorokh; Kayanus sources: Palibin, I. V. - In: Flora URSS, Vol. 13. Mosqua, Leningrad. (Rus) 1948.

unknown: Congo Pea; Dahl; Dhal; Frijol De Arbol; Frijol Quinchancho; Gandul; Gandures; Guandu; Guandul; Lenteja; Pois Congo; Pois D'Angolie; Pwa Angole; Quinchonchillo; Quinchoncho; Rahar