IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened and Lower Risk/Near Threatened (NT) Cajanus cajanifolius (Haines) Maesen (Syn: Atylosia cajanifolia Haines; Cantharospermum cajanifolium (Haines) Raizada);
sending the photograph of one of the threatened medicinal plant of Orissa and Endemic to peninsular India, Cajanus cajanifolius Syn. Atylosia cajanifolia taken from Ranpur Name of the species: Cajanus cajanifolius Syn. Atylosia cajanifolia Local name: Jangali harada Family: Fabaceae Place of collection: Ranpur, Nayagarh, Orissa Habit: Perenial shrub up to 2m Habitat and distribution: Wild, Damp forest Hills of southern Orissa: Khurda and Ganjam, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh Altitude: 200 to 800 m above msl In Red Data Book of Indian Plants it was included under Vulnerable (VU) category. It is found in hilly areas of parts of East Godavari, Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam districts of Andhra Pradesh, Gajapati, Kalahandi and Nayagarh districts of Orissa and Bastar district of Chhattisgarh. References: |
Cajanus cajanifolius
Updated on December 24, 2024