Cajanus crassus

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kaj-AY-nus — Latinized form of the Malay vernacular name for the pigeon peaDave’s Botanary
KRASS-us — thick, fleshy, dense or fatDave’s Botanary
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Native to: s China, Indian subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia
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commonly known as: thick-stemmed cajanus
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Fabaceae (Faboideae) Fortnight :: Cajanus crassus :: Gersoppa Ghat :: DVOCT21 : 1 post by 1 author. 6 images.
Cajanus crassus (Prain ex King) Maesen
along Gersoppa Ghat on December 16, 2012 


Seen this climber at Gersoppa Ghat (North Karnataka).
Bot. name: Cajanus crassus
Family: Fabaceae



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Cajanus albicans (Wight & Arnott) Van der Maesen SN mar 10 : Attachments (2). 1 post by 1 author.
Cajanus albicans (Wight & Arnott) Van der Maesen (= Atylosia albicans (Wt. & Art.) Benth.); Fam: Fabaceae
Bahamandala, coorg, Karnataka
climber over hedges

Looks different.


Based on leaves and flower arrangement (I am not able to see the calyx clearly), I think it is Cajanus crassus (King) Maesen


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Names of Plants in India :: Cajanus crassus (Prain ex King) Maesen:

kaj-AY-nus — Latinized form of the Malay vernacular name for the pigeon pea … Dave’s Botanary
KRASS-us — thick, fleshy, dense or fat … Dave’s Botanary

commonly known as: thick-stemmed cajanus • Hindi: जंगली बलेर* jungli baler • Odia: ବଣ କାନ୍ଦୁଲ ban kandul

botanical namesCajanus crassus (Prain ex King) Maesen … synonymAtylosia crassa Prain … POWO

Bibliography / etymology

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
thick-stemmed cajanus
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
जंगली बलेर* jungli baler
  • Catalogue of Life
  • * not sure of the spelling बलेर (in Devanagari script) – could not find any instance of this word related to plant aspects
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
ବଣ କାନ୍ଦୁଲ ban kandul
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References:

The Plant List  GRIN (Author citation different from The Plant List)Annonated checklist of the flowering plants of Nepal  Atylosia volubilis – Anamalais Plant Database | Nature Conservation   Dinesh Valke’s Flickr Post   Catalogue of Life   Antidiabetic Plants In India And Herbal Based Antidiabetic Research By T. Pullaiah, T. Pullaiah And K.C. Naidu (Description)

Updated on December 24, 2024

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