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As classified in WFO snapshot

December 2023

latest classification for this taxon

genus

Cajanus Adans.

This genus name was first published in Fam. Pl. 2: 326, 529 (1763)

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000005927.

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Synonyms of Cajanus

Name	Author	Protologue	WFO link
Atylosia	Wight & Arn.	Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 257 (1834)	wfo-4000003624
Cajan	Adans.	Fam. Pl. 2: 326 (1763)	wfo-4000005925
Cajanum	Raf.	Sylva Tellur.: 25 (1838)	wfo-4000005926
Cantharospermum	Wight & Arn.	Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 255 (1834)	wfo-4000006561
Endomallus	Gagnep.	Notul. Syst. (Paris) 3: 184 (1915)	wfo-4000013407

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Cajanus:

Name	Author	Protologue	Nomenclator	WFO link
Cajanus arietinum	L.	–	—	wfo-0001061877
Cajanus hajus	DC.	–	—	wfo-0001248771
Cajanus megalanthus	(Spreng.) DC.	Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 2: 218. 1825 [mid Nov 1825]		wfo-0000578648