split pigeon peas (toor dal)

Hindi terms:: arhar, toor, tur
Other terms:: gungo peas, pwa kongo
split pigeon peas (toor dal)
pigeon peas (Wikipedia)

The pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) is a perennial legume from the family Fabaceae native to the Old World. The pigeon pea is widely cultivated in tropical and semitropical regions around the world, being commonly consumed in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.

Pigeon pea
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Botanical illustration of the morphological details of a C. cajan specimen.
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Botanical image depicting the foliage characteristics and differing pod and flower phenotypes.
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Fabales
Family:Fabaceae
Subfamily:Faboideae
Genus:Cajanus
Species:
C. cajan
Binomial name
Cajanus cajan
(L.) Millsp.