Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.
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Reps Theatre carpark
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Reps Theatre carpark
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Reps Theatre carpark
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Munavalate, Vilanculos Distr., Inhambane, Mozambique
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Munavalate, Vilanculos Distr., Inhambane, Mozambique
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Munavalate, Vilanculos Distr., Inhambane, Mozambique
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Munavalate, Vilanculos Distr., Inhambane, Mozambique
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Munavalate, Vilanculos Distr., Inhambane, Mozambique
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Between Malangalanga and Area 3, Lilongwe
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Between Malangalanga and Area 3, Lilongwe
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Between Malangalanga and Area 3, Lilongwe
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Between Malangalanga and Area 3, Lilongwe
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Between Malangalanga and Area 3, Lilongwe
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Between Malangalanga and Area 3, Lilongwe
Picture: Bart Wursten
Between Malangalanga and Area 3, Lilongwe
Picture: Bart Wursten
Between Malangalanga and Area 3, Lilongwe
Picture: Bart Wursten
Between Malangalanga and Area 3, Lilongwe
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Common names:
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Frequency:
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A rare escape from cultivation |
Status:
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Introduced |
Description:
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Shrub 1.5-3 m. Stems prominently ribbed. Leaflets green above, silvery grey beneath, acute with small yellow glands and prominent venation beneath. Inflorescence brownish glandular-hairy. Standard bright yellow. Pods shiny, glandular-hairy, constricted between the seeds and slightly inflated. |
Type location:
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Sri Lanka |
Notes:
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Commonly seen as a planted or cultivated shrub but rarely found as a naturalised escape. |
Derivation of specific name:
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Habitat:
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In waste places. |
Altitude range: |
Up to 1450 m |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Cultivated throughout the tropics and subtropics for food and widely naturalised. |
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):
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W,E |
Zambian distribution (Provinces):
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Cb,E |
Growth form(s):
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Shrub over 2 m.
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Endemic status:
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Red data list status:
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Insects associated with this species:
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Maruca vitrata (Larval foodplant)
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Literature:
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Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 287. (Includes a picture).
Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 217.
Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 247.
Mackinder, B. et al. (2001). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(5) Pages 163 - 165. (Includes a picture).
Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 46.
Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 57.
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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24
Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A.
(2024).
Flora of Zambia: Species information: Cajanus cajan. https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=131600, retrieved 29 March 2024
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