As recorded for Tri-Nerved Pigeonpea
Cajanus trinervius
Tri-Nerved Pigeonpea
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Odisha
- Flowering
- November-January
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: S. India, Sri Lanka.
- Recorded habitat
- Margins of shola forests
- Explore nearby plants
- Tamil Nadu →Kerala →Odisha →
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How to identify Tri-Nerved Pigeonpea
Identify Tri-Nerved Pigeonpea by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Trifoliate (three leaflets).
- Confirm leaf surface: Tomentose (woolly, matted hairs).
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: November-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Odisha.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Tri-Nerved Pigeonpea.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Trifoliate (three leaflets)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Tomentose (woolly, matted hairs)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Tri-Nerved Pigeonpea itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Tri-Nerved Pigeonpea itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Tri-Nerved Pigeonpea
A member of the Fabaceae family, Tri-Nerved Pigeonpea (Cajanus trinervius) is a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Odisha. It grows in margins of shola forests. Flowering and fruiting run from November to January.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Tri-Nerved Pigeonpea belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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