Contains 1 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics

Cajanus DC.
CAJANUS

Classification

FABALES
Cajanus

Citation

CAJANUS de Candolle, Cat. Pl. Horti Monsp. 85. 1813, nom. cons. vs. Cajan Adanson 1763.
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TYPE: Cajanus cajan (Linnaeus) Millspaugh (Cytisus cajan Linnaeus)

Species

Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Cajanus cajan PIGEONPEA Not Native

Identification Key

No identification key is available for this family.

Genus Synonyms

Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
Atylosia Atylosia Wight & Arnott, Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 257. 1834. TYPE: Atylosia candollei Wight & Arnott 1834, nom. illegit. (Collaea trinervia de Candolle 1825; Atylosia trinervia (de Candolle) Gamble 1918.) Lectotypified by Hutchinson, Gen. Fl. Pl. 1: 421. 1964.
Cajan Cajan Adanson, Fam. Pl. 2: 326, 529. 1763, nom. rej. vs. Cajanus de Candolle 1825. TYPE: = Cajanus de Candolle 1813.
Cajanum Cajanum Rafinesque, Sylva Tellur. 25. 1838. TYPE: = Cajanus de Candolle 1813.
Cantharospermum Cantharospermum Wight & Arnott, Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 255. 1834. TYPE: Cantharospermum pauciflorum Wight & Arnott 1834, nom. illegit. (Dolichos scarabaeoides Linnaeus 1753; Cantharospermum scarabaeoides (Linnaeus) Baillon 1883.) Lectotypified by Pfeiffer, Nomencl. Bot. 1: 580. 1872.
Endomallus Endomallus Gagnepain, Notul. Syst. (Paris) 3: 184. 1915. TYPE: Endomallus pellitus Gagnepain 1915. Lectotypified by Hutchinson, Gen. Fl. Pl. 1: 443. 1964.