Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusCajanus
Scientific name with authorshipCajanus cajan (L.) Huth
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cajan cajan (L.) HuthCajan cajan (L.) Millsp.Cajan indorum Medik.Cajan inodorum Medik.Cajanum thora Raf.Cajanus bicolor DC.Cajanus cajan (L.) DruceCajanus cajan (L.) Merr.Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.Cajanus cajan f. bicolor (DC.) Baker f.Cajanus cajan subsp. bicolor (DC.) PursegloveCajanus cajan subsp. flavus (DC.) PursegloveCajanus cajan var. bicolor (DC.) PursegloveCajanus cajan var. flavus (DC.) PursegloveCajanus flavus DC.Cajanus indicus Spreng.Cajanus indicus subsp. bicolor (DC.) KuntzeCajanus indicus subsp. flavus (DC.) KuntzeCajanus indicus subsp. maculatus KuntzeCajanus indicus var. bicolor (DC.) KuntzeCajanus indicus var. flavus KuntzeCajanus indicus var. maculatus KuntzeCajanus inodorus Medik.Cajanus luteus BelloCajanus obcordifolia D.N.SinghCajanus obcordifolius V.SinghCajanus pseudocajan (Jacq.) Schinz & GuillauminCajanus striatus BojerCytisus cajan L.Cytisus guineensis Schumach. & Thonn.Cytisus mollis Salisb.Cytisus pseudocajan Jacq.Phaseolus balicus L.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Gene source
Invertebrate food
Material
Poison reported
Crop wild relative
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier1152177-2
Use codesAF EU FU GS HF IF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful Plant ProjectMalaria and Fever in Latin America
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.