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Cajanus lineatus (Wight & Arn.)Maesen

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HIGHER TAXON: Phaseoleae

GENUS: Cajanus DC.

Cajanus lineatus (Wight & Arn.)Maesen [Preferred name]
    Atylosia lawii Wight {Synonym}
    Atylosia lineata Wight & Arn. {Synonym}
    Cantharospermum lineatum (Wight & Arn.)Raizada {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Jungle Tur [3237]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Asia
India (N) [2516, 3094]; Goa [3094]; Karnataka [2516]; Kerala [2516]; Maharashtra [2516]; Tamil Nadu [2516]; Sri Lanka (N) [2516]

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [2516, 3674] ; Distribution Map [2516] ; Illustration [2516]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing ; Habit: Shrub ; Lifespan: Perennial ; Source(s): 2004-11 (S Asia) Kumar S & Sane P

  
USES:
  Medicine [3034]

  
BIBLIOGRAPHY:

2516.

  Van der Maesen, L.J.G., 1986
    Agric.Univ.Wageningen Papers 85-4:1-225.Cajanus & Atylosia..

3034.

  Jain, S.K., 1991
    Dictionary of Indian Folk Medicine and Ethnobotany

3094.

  Rao, R.S., 1985
    Flora of Goa, Diu, Daman, Dadra & Nagarhaveli Vol 1

3237.

  van der Maesen, L.J.G., 2001
    Personal Communication.

3674.

  Sasidharan, N. & Sivarajan, V.V., 1996
    Flowering plants of Thrissur Forest...Kerala,India. Jodhpur.
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