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Cajanus cajan

Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.

Millspaugh, C.F. (1900) Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 2: 53
COMMENT:   N.T.Burbidge, Dict. Austral. Pl. Gen. (1863) 49 states that it is "known only as a cultivated introduction".
Nomenclatural Synonyms:

Cytisus cajan L. ;  Linnaeus, C. von (1753), Species Plantarum Edn. 1, 1
Taxonomic Synonyms:

Cajanus indicus Spreng. ;  Sprengel, C.P.J. (1826), Systema Vegetabilium Edn. 17, 3: 248

- (1953) Standardized Plant Names: a revised list of standard common names for the more important Australian grasses, other pasture plants , and weeds. Bulletin (CSIRO) 272: 18

Maesen, L.J.G. van der (1986) Cajanus DC. and Atylosia W. & A. (Leguminosae). Agricultural University Wageningen Papers 85(4): 1-225 (65-91)