Cajanus cajan

• Botanical Name : Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.
• Synonyms : Cajanus indicus Spreng.
• Common Name : Tuver, Pigeon Pea, Arhar, Tur
• Plant Family : Papilionaceae
• Plant Form : Shrub
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Indroda Park

About Cajanus cajan Plant :

• Habit : A small, erect shrub.
• Leaves :
  • Compound, imparipinnate, petiolate, petioles channeled, stipulate, stipules awl-shaped.
  • Leaflets 3, elliptic oblong, resinous-dotted on the lower side, stipules filiform.
• Inflorescence : Axillary corymbose racemes.
• Flowers :
  • Yellow coloured, marked with maroon.
  • Calyx campanulate, standard obovate, emarginated, base with 2 auricles.
  • Stamens 10, diadelphous.
  • Ovary subsessile, ovules 3-4, stigma oblique, capitate.
• Fruit : Pods few seeded, constricted between seeds, hairy, green marked with maroon, seeds biconvex.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : December - January
• Significance : Cultivated for its seeds which are widely used as pulses.