Botanical Name - Cajanus indicus

----- Cajanus, DC. ; F. B. I. II - 217. One Species.

----- C . INDICUS ' DC., Vern. Tuur, Hind., Mar. Kandalu ' Tel.

----- An erect shrub largely cultivated for its seeds. ( Tuur-ki-dal ) which are much used for food. Leaves trifoliate. Flowers racemed. Calyx-tube companulate, 1/4 in., teeth short. Corolla 3 times the calyx ; standard yellow. Pod 2 in., by 1/2-1 in., linear, straight, 3-5 seeded.

----- The branches and leaves are used as cattle-fodder.