Cajanus scarabaeoides

Cajanus scarabaeoides

Cajanus scarabaeoides

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Phaseoleae
Subtribus: Cajaninae
Genus: Cajanus
Sectio: C. sect. Cantharospermum
Species: Cajanus scarabaeoides
Varietas: C. s. var. pedunculatus

Name

Cajanus scarabaeoides (L.) Thouars, 1816

Synonyms

• Atylosia scarabaeoides (L.) Benth.
• Atylosia scarabaeoides var. typica Domin
• Cantharospermum scarabaeoides (L.) Koord.
• Cantharospermum scarabaeoideum Baill.
• Dolichos scarabaeoides L.
• Rhynchosia scarabaeoides (L.) DC.
• Stizolobium scarabaeoides (L.) Spreng.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia template Regional: Indian subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya, Pakistan Regional: China China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, South China Sea Continental: Asia tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Cambodia, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia Continental: Africa Regional: Western Indian Ocean Comoros, Madagascar Introduced into: Benin, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Mali, Mauritius, New Caledonia, Nigeria, Réunion, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Zambia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Thouars, L.M.A. du Petit in F. Cuvier, 1816. Dict. Sci. Nat. 6:167.

Additional references

• Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
• Lepschi, B. & Monro, A. (Project Coordinators) (2014). Australian Plant Census (APC) Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria. http://www.anbg.gov.au/chah/apc/index.html.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Cajanus scarabaeoides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 09. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Cajanus scarabaeoides. Published online. Accessed: May 09 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Cajanus scarabaeoides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 May 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Cajanus scarabaeoides. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 09. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Cajanus scarabaeoides. Accessed: 09 May 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cajanus scarabaeoides in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2021 May 09.

Vernacular names

English: showy pigeonpea
தமிழ்: காட்டுக் கொள்ளு
ไทย: ขี้หนอนเถา
中文: 蔓蟲豆

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