Cajanus scarabaeoides (L.) Thouars (Syn: Atylosia pauciflora (Wight & Arn.) Druce; Atylosia scarabaeoides (L.) Benth.; Cantharospermum pauciflorum Wight & Arn.; Cantharospermum scarabaeoides (L.) Baill.; Cantharospermum scarabaeoideum (L.) Baill.; Dolichos medicagineus Roxb.; Dolichos minutus Wight & Arn.; Dolichos scarabaeoides L.; Rhynchosia biflora DC.; Rhynchosia scarabaeoides (L.) DC.; Stizolobium scarabaeoides (L.) Spreng.);
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kaj-AY-nus — Latinized form of the Malabar vernacular name catjang for the pigeon pea
¿ skay-rab-ay-OY-deez — perhaps ¿ referring to pods resembling beetle ?
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commonly known as: peanut grass, showy pigeonpea, tropical clover
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Native to: Madagascar, tropical Asia, n Australia; naturalized in tropical Africa
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A slender twiner, sometimes with woody basal portion, stem densely grey-pubescent. Leavestrifoliate, 3-5 cm long, subcoriaceous. Leaflets oblong or elliptic-obovate, obtuse or subacute, apex mucronate, base rounded, grey-pubescent above, densely downy and gland-dotted beneath, 3-nerved at the base, lateral leaflets oblique.Flowers 2-6, on short, densely pubescent, axillary peduncle. Sepalsdensely silky. Petalsyellow, 0.7-1.4 cm long, with orange streaks. Pod 2.0-2.5 cm, straight, 4-6-seeded, densely clothed with silky brownish hairs. 
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kaj-AY-nus — Latinized form of the Malabar vernacular name catjang for the pigeon pea
¿ skay-rab-ay-OY-deez — perhaps ¿ referring to pods resembling beetle ?
Sep 18, 2010 … at Vaghbil, Thane, Maharashtra
commonly known as: peanut grass, showy pigeonpea, tropical clover
Native to: Madagascar, tropical Asia, n Australia; naturalized in tropical Africa
some views: between Apr 18 & Sep 18, 2010 … at Vaghbil, Thane, Maharashtra

Good picture of another legume which grows wild. A twining herb. ‘Rantur’ in Marathi रान तूर



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Fabaceae-Faboideae (Papilionaceae) Week : Climber/Climbing shrubs : Climber for ID 13/11/2011 SMP3 Pune:

A trifoliate leaf climber growing wild on the grass lands outside Pune.
Fairly prostrate nature. Climbing on surrounding shrubs.
Leaf trifoliate. Leaflets ovate oblong 2.5-3.5cm. Petiole 1 cm. Petiolule 4mm.
Flower 8mm – 1cm. Yellow Calyx 5mm 4lobes hairy. Pods 2cm grooved hairy.


Nice pictures of Atylosia scarabaeoides.


yes Cajanus scarabaeoides


 


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Atylosia scabaeoides from Morni Hills-Haryana:
This one is Atylosia scarabaeoides (Linn.) Benth., Pl. Jungh. 243, 1852; Dolichos scarabaeoides Linn., Sp. Pl. 2: 1020
A slender twiner, sometimes with woody basal portion, stem densely grey-pubescent. Leavestrifoliate, 3-5 cm long, subcoriaceous. Leaflets oblong or elliptic-obovate, obtuse or subacute, apex mucronate, base rounded, grey-pubescent above, densely downy and gland-dotted beneath, 3-nerved at the base, lateral leaflets oblique.Flowers 2-6, on short, densely pubescent, axillary peduncle. Sepalsdensely silky. Petalsyellow, 0.7-1.4 cm long, with orange streaks. Pod 2.0-2.5 cm, straight, 4-6-seeded, densely clothed with silky brownish hairs.Photographed from Morni-Panchkula road, October 2010



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Flora of Chakrata 2013- Cajanus scarabaeoides (L.) Thouars :  Attachments (4). 2 posts by 2 authors.
This trailing herb with trifoliate leaves and velvety pods was shot from Chakrata area this month.. (Aug’13)
I am hope this is rightly identified as…
Cajanus scarabaeoides (L. ) Thouars Syn. Atylosia scarabaeoides (L.) Benth.

Yes correctly identified …



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Fwd: Fabacaceae member for identification :  Attachments (1). 2 posts by 2 authors.
sending image of Fabacaceae member for identification

Atylosia scarabaeoides.


Yes, rightly identified..


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Wild Climber For ID : Nasik : 230714 : AK-39 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2).
Small wild climber, as a weed in Nasik.
Very tiny yellow flowers.
Could be Rhynchosia?

Looks like Cajanus scarabaeoides (Fabaceae).


I agree with …



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ARJUL47 Climber for ID- Cajanus sp.? : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2).

Found in Bangalore
July 2014


Cajanus scarabaeoides


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Cajanus Sp for ID from Gorewada Nagpur- 31Aug2014-PKA3 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6).
Seen this climber near Gorewada lake, Nagpur.
Looks like some Cajanus sp. (Family: Fabaceae). ID please..
Date/Time: 30-08-2014 / 12:50PM

Likely to be Atylosia scarabaeoides


Thanks a lot … I think U R right…Thanks..



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ANOCT53 Cajanus scarabeioides : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5).
Ghati Subramanya-Nandi Hills road
10th October 2014


Lovely perfect pictures..



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Cajanus scarabaeoides (L.) Thouars
at Walkal, Pune on January 6, 2013
at Vaghbil, Thane on September 18, 2010
at Yeoor Hills on April 18, 2010

very nice. did you do vernaculars for this


I had done the exercise; but the plant does not seem to be popular among locals as food or medicine. Following is all I could compile …
commonly known as: peanut grass, showy pigeonpea, tropical clover • Marathi: घोश्याची वेल ghoshyachi vel 



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Fabaceae (Faboideae) Fortnight :: Atylosia scarabaeoides :: Morni :: NS OCT 11/11 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (6)
This herb was recorded from many locations including Morni Hills, Haryana, as well as Western Himalayas..
Present shots are beiong shared from Morni Hills..
Atylosia scarabaeoides



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Fabaceae (Faboideae)Fortnight:: Atylosia scarabaeoides??::Nagpur::PKA-OCT-93 : 5 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (6)
Seen this climber near Gorewada lake, Nagpur. (Family: Fabaceae).
Bot. name: Atylosia scarabaeoides?? Date/Time: 30-08-2014 / 12:50PM

efi page on Cajanus scarabaeoides  


Based on the shape of leaves, can this be A. albicans instead?


I think … right. In A. albicans the leaves and pods are glaucous (whitish, so the name albicans).


Yes it is Cajanus scarabaeoides (Syn. Atylosia scarabaeoides)



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Is it a species of Rhynchosia : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)
Please help my friend in identifying this plant
Collected from Kaseragode Kerala

It is Cajanus scarboides of Fabaceae


Thank you … for helping me in identifying the plant.



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Fabacaceae week Rhynchosia rufescens from Nashik for validation : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3)
attaching images of Rhynchosia rufescens from Nashik for validation please. validate


Cajanus scarabaeoides (Fabaceae) to me.
Please compare with more images in efi.



Rhynchosia aurea DC. Prodr. 2: 386
Slender trailing annual herb; leaves pinnately trfoliate, leaflets obovate to rhomboidal up to 5 cm long, pubescent on both surfaces; flowers yellow in raceme; calyx up to 15 mm long, teeth 3-4 times as long as tube, setaceous, lowest longest; pod globose, up to 15 mm in diam, 2-seeded.
Photographed from Anjana layout in Bangalore. 

To me it looks different from other images at Rhynchosia aurea (Willd.) DC.
Pl. also check with images at Rhynchosia rufescens (Willd.) DC. with your detailed images.

I think it is a species of Atylosia


Thanks, … It appears to be Cajanus scarabaeoides (L.) Thouars as per images herein


Thanks … Yes it is Cajanus scarabaeoides as confirmed by at least three experts on Facebook Indian Flora, without me giving any hint.



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Fabacacea week Rhynchosia aurea from Dindori Nashik for validation : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)
attaching images of Rhynchosia aurea from Dindori Nashik taken in november 2015 for validation, please validate


Appears like images at Rhynchosia aurea 


To me it looks different from other images at Rhynchosia aurea (Willd.) DC. 
Pl. also check with images at Rhynchosia rufescens (Willd.) DC. with your detailed images.


Pl. check with images at Cajanus scarabaeoides (L.) Thouars


This should be Rhynchosia aurea, however according to Flora of Nashik District there are only two species namely R. minima and R. rothii.


To me it looks different from other images at Rhynchosia aurea (Willd.) DC.
To me it appears closer with images at Cajanus scarabaeoides


To me it looks like Cajanus scarabaeoides.


It is Cajanus scarabaeoides only



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22082017BHAR3 : 11 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (2)
Found in Vandalur forest. Chennai.

A Fabaceae member.


Rhyncosia sp. of Fabaceae


It mostly matches with: Rhynchosia aurea


May be Cajanus sp.


I think looks different from images at /species/a—l/f/fabaceae/rhynchosia/rhynchosia-aurea

To me looks close.

I too think the posted plant looks closer to Cajanus scarabaeoides.


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Herb Id from BD_SM_1214 : 7 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (1)


Mucuna or similar genus?

May be Paracalyx scariosus..


I think Atylosia scarabaeoides

yes it is Atylosia scarabaeoides… it is abundant in our area




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Charkop, Mumbai :: Fabaceae climber with pink flowers for ID :: ARK2019-53 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Last 3 correct images.
Requesting to please ID this climber. This was found on a wasteland near the Charkop mangroves in Mumbai in April 2019.


The leaves seem to be of Cajanus scarabaeoides, but flowers confuse me.

Thanks … Could it be that the flowers and the leaves belong to different species. Can the flowers be Pseudarthria viscida? I recollect you mentioning that name at that time.


Yes …, the flowers do look like that of Pseudarthria viscida. Let us wait for our friends to validate.



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Cajanus scarabaeoides :: Yeoor Hills, part of SGNP :: 29 DEC 19 : 1 post by 1 author. 3 images.
Yeoor Hills  … part of Sanjay Gandhi National Park
Date: December 29, 2019 … Altitude range: about 100 ft (30 m) to 1575 ft (480 m) asl
Cajanus scarabaeoides  (L.) Thouars


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Need help with id of leguminous annual weed : 5 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (1)
can anyone help with this id please – round trifoliate leaves? Picture taken today (29.7.20) in Zaheerabad, Telangana. Laterite soil.

Looks like Fabaceae!


Cajanus scarabaeoides?


I think it just weed.


Sounds right. Thank you!



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Need help with this legume annual twiner id : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3)- around 800 kb each.
Bhopal; Black soil; 9/10/2020

Cajanus scarabaeoides


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SK 2955 09 September 2021: 8 very high res. images.
Location: Surkhet, West Nepal
Altitude: 1057m.
Date: 12 August 2021
Habit : Wild
Which Fabaceae…???


looks like Cajanus scarabaeoides


Yes … !
Cajanus scarabaeoides (L.) Thouars
Nepali Name : मास लहरी   Maas Laharee




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160713 ASP 113 : Attachments (1).         
Please ID this leguminous climber with pods. Sorry about the quality of picture. Photo was taken in Sri Lanka in Dec 2012


Atylosia scarabaeoides perhaps..


Yes !


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Climber for ID : Nasik : 26SEP21 : AK – 046: 4 images.
A small climber growing wild was seen this week (26.9.21).
Cajanus Species?


Cajanus scarabaeoides (L.) Thouars


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Wild Climber for ID : Borgad Conservation Reserve : Nasik : 20SEP21 : AK – 027: 2 images.
Wild climber seen couple of days ago (20.9.21) at the base of Borgad.
A very delicate, small climber.


Cajanus scarabaeoides (l.) Thouars


May I request you to post a high res. images to see the flowers.


Adding..
2 high res. images.


This is probably the same climber clicked yesterday, at the same location.
I hope it helps.
1 image.

Yes, Cajanus scarabaeoides


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223 ID wild plant Vigna: 17 images.

Please ID wild plant,
Location: near Reserve Forest, Chathamattom, Ernakulam District, (Kochi) Kerala PIN:686671
Altitude: 1400fsl
Flower date: 11.12.2021, 04.25pm
Habitat: wild, moisture, good sunlight, rocky warm area
Plant habit: climbing, twining, branches, slender weak purple stem 01.5mm diameter, annual
Height: upto 07 feet
Leaves: alternate, tripartite, leaflets ovate, size:03.5×2.5cm
Flower: axillary, diameter:06mm, yellow, non fragrant, opening in afternoon and closing in early evening
Fruit: ovoid compressed hairy beans green into brown, size:02.5×0.9cm
Seed:
Camera: mobile Samsung Galaxy A21s

Cajanus scarabaeoides (L.) Thouars


Yes, it is Cajanus scarabaeoides, dear …, thank you very much for ID my plant


Sharing seed image and information
Seed: black, 6 nos., ovoid, size:04×02mm


I agree with …


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SK 3266 27 December 2021: 7 very high res. images.

Location: Surkhet, West Nepal
Altitude:  330m.
Date: 28 August 2021 
Habit : Wild
Cajanus scarabaeoides (L.) Thouars ??

I agree with you for ID


 


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For Id climber- 021109Jm2 : Attachments (2). 6 posts by 3 authors.
On 11/10/09 in Ananthagiri HIll forest in Rangareddy district of Andhra Pradesh.

Please check with Rhyncosia aurea of Fabaceae.


Thanks, …,
Rhyncosia aurea is a syn. of Rhyncosia capitata as per link:
& seems to differ form my posted pictures as per links:
and also not there in Forest Flora of AP as per link:
It appears like Rhynchosia minima L. (DC.) as per links:

On further checking, I find it more closer to images at Rhynchosia suaveolens (L.f.) DC.


Looks different from other images at Rhynchosia suaveolens (L.f.) DC.


I think this appears close to images at Cajanus scarabaeoides (L.) Thouars

Yes …, looks like Cajanus scarabaeoides


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Cajanus scarabaeoides (L.) Thouars: 7 very high res. images.

Location: Surkhet, West Nepal
Altitude: 330m.
Date: 28 August 2021
Habit : Wild

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Cajanus scarabaeoides (L.) Thouars :: Waghbil, Thane, Maharashtra :: Oct 19, 2008 · JUN23 DV91: 2 images.
Cajanus scarabaeoides (L.) Thouars
Waghbil, Thane, Maharashtra :: Oct 19, 2008 · 2:32 PM IST :: about 3 m (10 ft) asl


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Fabaceae: Cajanus scarabaeoides (L.) Thouars: 1 high res. image.
synonym: Atylosia scarabaeoides (L.) Benth.
location/date: Tropical Forest Research Institute, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, October 1994


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Fabaceae: Cajanus scarabaeoides: 5 high res. images.
Cajanus scarabaeoides from Andhra University campus, Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh



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