Fabaceae
Cajanus

Cajanus rugosus (Wight & Arn.) Maesen

First published in Agric. Univ. Wageningen Pap. 85(4): 179 (1985 publ. 1986)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. India, Sri Lanka. It is a climbing perennial or 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.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • 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?
Röttler, J.P. [s.n.] K000900570 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hohenacker, R.F. [1185] India K000900572 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wight, R. [773] India K000900571 Unknown Type Material Yes
Noton, P.J. [5501] India K000900574 Type Yes
Wight, R. [5501] India K000900573 Unknown Type Material Yes
Champion [s.n.] Atylosia rugosa K003822951 Yes
Noton, E. [Cat. no. 5501] India Rhynchosia velutina K001121108 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5501] Rhynchosia velutina K001121107 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5501] Rhynchosia velutina K001121109 Unknown Type Material Yes

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
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0