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Pigeon Pea

Pigeon Pea is listed botanically as Cajanus cajan. It may also be listed as Gandule, Congo Pea, red gram, yellow dhal. The current taxonomy reference places it in the genus Cajanus and in the family Fabaceae. PlotPal currently carries Pigeon Pea as an outdoor growing and vegetable reference. Recorded garden roles include food crop, nitrogen fixer. Use this guide as practical growing context, then adjust decisions to the actual weather, soil, container or bed, variety, and conditions in your garden.