Botanical Name

Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. [Fabaceae]

Specimen Type

Herbarium Sheet [Preserved Specimen]

Collector

Paul E. Isert

Collection Date-s

1785

Collection Location

Whydah [Benin: Ouidah]

Colonial Context

Danish Gold Coast of Africa 1663–1927

Annotations Determinations and Type Specimen Status

On sheet: Cytisus Cajan L ? lecta Whydah Guineae 1785

IDC microfiche foto: Isert et Thonning nr. 35 I 1-2

Type Status: Cytisus guineensis Schumach. Beskr. Guineiske Pl.: 349 (1827)

Common Names

pigeon pea [English]

Historical Cultural and Traditional Knowledge

[Hepper (1976) p. 85:] "Cultivated by inhabitants although rarely. Th."

Source

Herbarium C NHMD

NHMD Herbarium C Catalogue Number

C10003758

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

CC BY-NC 4.0 (images) and CC0 (metadata)