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June 2025

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Cajanus platycarpus (Benth.) Maesen

This species name was first published in Agric. Univ. Wageningen Pap. 85(4): 160 (1985 publ. 1986)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000203770.

Synonyms of Cajanus platycarpus (Benth.) Maesen

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Atylosia geminiflora Dalzell J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 13: 185 (1872) wfo-0000203771
Atylosia platycarpa Benth. Pl. Jungh. : 243 (1852) wfo-0000203772
Cantharospermum distans Royle ex Baker Fl. Brit. India 2: 216 (1876) wfo-0000203773
Cantharospermum geminiflorum (Dalzell) Raizada Suppl. Bot. Bihar & Orissa : 53 (1950) wfo-0000203774
Cantharospermum platycarpum (Benth.) Raizada Suppl. Bot. Bihar & Orissa : 52 (1950) wfo-0000203775
Cantharospermum geminifolium (Dalzell) Raizada wfo-0000206953