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Fabaceae

Pigeonpea

Cajanus cajan (L.) Huth

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Cajanus

Pets and kids

  • CatsNot sure
  • DogsNot sure
  • KidsNot sure
Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Kids: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

Pigeonpea: Cajanus cajan growing in the greenhouse of the Deutsches Institut für tropische und subtropische Landwirtschaft, Witzenhausen, Germany
Photo: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (77)
ami
Fata'an
Arabic
البازلاء الهندية
arz
البازلاء الهنديه
azb
گؤیرچین نوخودو
ban
Undis
Bangla
অড়হর, অড়হর ডাল
bjn
Akar gudai
Bulgarian
Гълъбов грах
Burmese
ပဲစဉ်းငုံပင်
Cantonese
木豆
Catalan
Pèsol d'Angola
Chinese
木豆, 三叶豆, 山豆根, 扭豆, 木豆叶, 木豆根, 官渡豆, 树豌豆
Czech
Kajan indický, Mestelice
dag
Adua
Divehi
މުގު ތޮޅި
Dutch
Duivenerwt
English
Pigeonpea, Gungo peas, Pigeon pea, Red gram, Tur
Esperanto
Kajano
Estonian
Harilik tuvihernes, Ambrevade, Tuvihernes
Filipino
Kadyos
Finnish
Kyyhkynherne, Kyyhkyherne
French
Pois d'Angole, Ambrevade, Embrevade, Pois cajan, Pois d’Angole, Pois-congo
Georgian
Მტრედიცერცვა
German
Straucherbse, Erbsenbohne, Taubenerbse
Guarani
Kumanda yvyra'i
Gujarati
તુવેર, તુવર
Haitian Creole
Pwa kongo
Hausa
Waaken Santanbul, Wáákén Sàntànbûl
Hebrew
אפונת יונה
Hindi
अरहर दाल, अरहर, अरहर की दाल, तुअर दाल, तुवर दाल, तूअर दाल, तूवर
Hungarian
Galambborsó, Kajánbab
Icelandic
Dúfnabaun
Iloko
Kardis
Indonesian
Kacang gude, Gude, Kacang lebui
Italian
Caiano
Japanese
キマメ
Javanese
Kacang dara, Gude
Kannada
ತೊಗರಿ ಕಾಳು
Kinyarwanda
Umukunde, Itenderwa
Korean
비둘기콩
lah
ارہر
Latvian
Cūku zirņi, Baložu zirņi, Kajāns
Macedonian
Гулабов грашок
mad
Guḍi
Maithili
अरहर दाल
Malagasy
Amberivatry, Ambarivatry, Ambatry, Antsotry
Malay
Kacang dal
Malayalam
തുവര, Pigeon pea
Marathi
तूर, तुरी
Nepali
रहर
Norwegian Bokmål
Ertebønne
Norwegian Nynorsk
Ertebønne
Nyanja
Nandalo
Odia
ହରଡ଼
pap
Wandu
Persian
نخود کفتری
Portuguese
Guandu, Guando
Punjabi
ਅਰਹਰ
pwn
Puk
Russian
Голубиный горох, Каянус, Каянус индийский
Sanskrit
तुवरी
shn
တူၼ်ႈထူဝ်ႇႁႄႉ, ထူဝ်ႇႁႄႉ
Slovenian
Golobji grah
Spanish
Cajan cajan, Cajan indorum, Guandu, Guandul, Phaseolus balicus
Sundanese
Hiris
Swahili
Mbaazi
Swedish
Duvärt
szy
Taung
Tamil
துவரை, துவரம் பருப்பு
Telugu
కంది పప్పు, ఎర్ర కంది పప్పు, కజానస్ కజాన్, క౦ది పప్పు
Thai
ถั่วมะแฮะ
Tongan
Pī kula
trv
Sunguc
Urdu
ارہر
Vietnamese
Đậu triều
wuu
木豆
xmf
Ტორონხაჯი

Synonyms

  • Cajanum thora Raf.
  • Cajanus bicolor DC.
  • Cajanus cajan f. bicolor (DC.) Baker f.
  • Cajanus cajan var. bicolor (DC.) Purseglove
  • Cajanus cajan var. flavus (DC.) Purseglove
  • Cajanus flavus DC.
  • Cajanus indicus Spreng.
  • Cajanus indicus var. bicolor (DC.) Kuntze
  • Cajanus indicus var. flavus Kuntze
  • Cajanus indicus var. maculatus Kuntze
  • Cajanus inodorus Medik.
  • Cajanus luteus Bello
  • Cajanus obcordifolia D.N.Singh
  • Cajanus pseudocajan (Jacq.) Schinz & Guillaumin
  • Cajanus striatus Bojer
  • Cytisus cajan L.
  • Cytisus guineensis Schumach. & Thonn.
  • Cytisus mollis Salisb.
  • Cytisus pseudocajan Jacq.

Flowers

Flower colour
yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.