Cajanus
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Cajanus acutifolius |
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The genus Cajanus is a member of the family Fabaceae and includes the Pigeon pea (C. cajan), Cajanus scarabaeoides and other species. The genus in distributed across Australaisa, with a number of species endemic to Australia.
Cajanus species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Endoclita malabaricus.
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- Pigeon pea (archive link, was dead)
