Fabaceae
Cajanus

Cajanus albicans (Wight & Arn.) Maesen

First published in Agric. Univ. Wageningen Pap. 85(4): 55 (1985 publ. 1986)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is India, Sri Lanka. It is a climbing subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

India, Sri Lanka

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Seed Collection Guides

  • India Biodiversity Portal. Cajanus albicans (Wight & Arn.) Maesen http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/245247

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Kumar, S. & Sane PV (2003). Legumes of South Asia: a check-list. RBG Kew.
  • Maxwell, R. H. (1991). In: Dassanayake, M. D. & Fosberg, F. R. (Eds.) A revised handbook

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1990 Remanandan, P. [4816] India K000782075 Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Gamble, J.S. [15535] India K000782092 Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Bourne [886] Pakistan K000782081 Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Sauliere, A. [512] India K000782083 Yes
Sauliere, A. [527] India K000782084 Yes
Lawson, M.A. [214] India K000782085 Yes
Wight, R. [759] India K000900557 Type Yes
Gamble, J.S. [21800] India K000782090 Yes
Heyne, B. [5582] India K000900559 Type Yes
Rao, C.K. [145] India K000782078 Yes
Worthington, T.B. [5649] Sri Lanka K000782093 Yes
Wight, R. [759] India K000900561 Isotype Yes
Bourne [661] Pakistan K000782080 Yes
Wight, R. [s.n.] India K000900558 Isotype Yes
Matthew, K.M. [RHT43616] India K000782074 No
Wallich [5583] India K000900560 Type Yes
van der Maesen, L.J.G. [4796] India K000782076 No
Rao, C.K. [138] India K000782077 Yes
Barber, C.A. [8607] India K000782091 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5583] Cajanus wightianus K001121355 Unknown Type Material Yes
Matthew, K.M. [RHT24508] India Atylosia albicans K000782073 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Seed Collection Guides

    • Seed Collection Guides
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