Cajanus cajan, Cajanus indicus, Pigeon Pea, Dhal, Gandul, Red Gram, Congo Pea, Gungo Pea, No Eye Pea

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Cajanus cajan, Cajanus indicus, Pigeon Pea, Dhal, Gandul, Red Gram, Congo Pea, Gungo Pea, No Eye Pea

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Cajanus cajan, Cajanus indicus
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Pigeon Pea, Dhal, Gandul, Red Gram, Congo Pea, Gungo Pea, No Eye Pea
Origin: South Asia
Large shrub 5-10 ft

Ethnomedical plant.
Plants marked as ethnomedical and/or described as medicinal, are not offered as medicine but rather as ornamentals or plant collectibles.
Ethnomedical statements / products have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. We urge all customers to consult a physician before using any supplements, herbals or medicines advertised here or elsewhere.

Pigeon peas are popular food in developing tropical countries. Nutritious and wholesome, the green seeds (and pods) serve as vegetable.

Leaves are trifoliate and spirally arranged on the stem. Flowers occur in terminal or axillary racemes, are 2-3 cm long, and are usually yellow, but can be flocked or streaked with purple or red.

Pigeon Pea is hardy, widely adaptable, and more tolerant of drought and high temperatures than most other crops. It grows on acid sands in the Sahel and alkali clays in India. Frost or excessive soil salinity are not tolerated, and waterlogging for 3-4 days severely reduces yields.

var. Bicolor Fuerte

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Cajanus cajan - Pigeon Pea var. Bicolor Fuerte

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6632 Cajanus cajan - Pigeon Pea var. Bicolor Fuerte

This Pigeon Pea variety called Fuerte (meaning "strong"), was brought to Florida by a family from Holguin, Cuba, several decades ago. There, it is considered to be be finest of many cultivars which are widely cultivated.
True to its name, it is the largest, strongest, most long lived, and most productive variety we have trialed. Also, it regularly produces pods with more and larger beans than any other. This is a vastly improved variety, and likely one of the documented polyploid cultivars. Highly recommended!
Pigeon Peais popular food in developing tropical countries. Nutritious and wholesome, the green seeds (and pods) serve as vegetable. Pigeon Pea is hardy, widely adaptable, and more tolerant of drought and high temperatures than most other crops.
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Grown in 6"/1 gal pot

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