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Cajanus mollis

Botanic Family

Fabaceae

Author

(Bentham) van der Maesen

Common Names

• Ban Tur
• Wild Pigeonpea
• Chang ye chong dou (Pinyin)

Geographical Habitats

• Bhutan
• Yunnan - China
• Jammu & Kashmir - India
• Nepal
• Pakistan

Natural Habitats

• Forest

Flowering Times

• Sep-Nov (China)

Fruiting Times

• Nov (China)

Densely villous or glabrescent twining woody vine with longitudinally ribbed stems. 3-foliolate leaves, terminal & lateral leaflets to 70mm x 45mm. Axillary 60mm racemes with bracts to 17mm, 15mm yellow flowers, 5-lobed calyx, corolla to 15mm. Hairy pod to 70mm x 10mm.

Further References

• FOC
• JDH
• The Plant List 2
• Gleason & Moldenke