Genus: Cajanus Adans.

Family:

Fabaceae

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Phaseoleae

Subtribe:

Cajaninae

Alternate family(ies):

Papilionaceae

Genus number:

1854

Last updated:

31-Mar-2015

Accession Count:

659 (615 active, 435 available) in National Plant Germplasm System

Comments:

• conserved (nom. cons.) with this spelling (Melbourne ICN Art. 14.11 & App. III) against the original spelling "Cajan"
• all accepted species are in GRIN

List of Species Records in GRIN

Synonyms (=), probable synonyms (=~), and possible synonyms (~):

(=) Atylosia Wight & Arn.
(=) Cajan Adans., orth. var.
(=) Cantharospermum Wight & Arn.
(=) Endomallus Gagnep.
(=) Peekelia Harms

Check Index Nominum Genericorum for Cajanus

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxonomygenus?id=1854. Accessed 8 December 2025.