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Definition: Cajanus

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Erect densely branched shrubby perennials of Old World tropics; naturalized in other warm regions.[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Date "Cajanus" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1697. (references)

Common Expressions: Cajanus

Expressions Definition
Cajanus cajan Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Cajanus Erect densely branched shrubby perennials of Old World tropics; naturalized in other warm regions. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Specialty Expressions: Cajanus

Expressions Domain Definition
Cajanus cajan Botanical The young seeds are eaten like green peas, a Panama favorite called arroz con guandu. Around La Nueva, Colombia, the leaves are used as a remedy for bat bites. The leaves and shoots contain about 9% protein. (references)

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Extended Definition: Cajanus

Cajanus

Cajanus
Cajanus cajan (Pigeon Pea)
Cajanus cajan (Pigeon Pea)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Phaseoleae
Genus: Cajanus
Species

Cajanus acutifolius
Cajanus albicans
Cajanus aromaticus
Cajanus cajan - Pigeon pea
Cajanus cinereus
Cajanus confertiflorus
Cajanus crassicaulis
Cajanus kerstingii
Cajanus lanceolatus
Cajanus lanuginosus
Cajanus latisepalus
Cajanus mareebensis
Cajanus marmoratus
Cajanus pubescens
Cajanus reticulatus
Cajanus scarabaeoides
Cajanus viscidus

Ref: ILDIS Version 6.05

The genus Cajanus is a member of the family Fabaceae and includes the Pigeon pea (C. cajan), Cajanus scarabaeoides and other species. The genus in distributed across Australasia, with a number of species endemic to Australia.

Cajanus species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Endoclita malabaricus.

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