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Cajanus goensis

Botanic Family

Fabaceae

Author

Dalzell

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Bangladesh
• Yunnan - China
• India
• Java - Indonesia
• Myanmar
• Laos
• Kedah - Malaysia
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Roadside
• evergreen forest
• secondary growth
• disturbed areas
• riversides
• forest margins

Flowering Times

• Jan-Feb (China)
• Feb-Mar (Thailand)

Fruiting Times

• Feb-Jul (China)

Woody grey-villous annual twining herb, liana or shrub with yellow-hairy stems. Trifoliolate leaves slightly villous both sides. Axillary or terminal racemes or panicles of 30mm hairy yellow, pink or purple flowers, hirsute calyx to 15mm long, glabrous petals to 18mm long, standard to 23mm diameter, wings 18mm wide, keel 15mm. Densely yellow or grey viscid hairy pod to 60mm long x 10mm with 4-5 crossways ridges.

Food, drink, medicine

Further References

• FOC
• NYBG
• JDH
• The Plant List 2
• J.S. Gamble
• BF
• F Indochine
• GBS