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The pigeon pea (''Cajanus cajan'') is a perennial legume from the family Fabaceae. Since its domestication in South Asia at least 3,500 years ago, its seeds have become a common food grain in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. ==Common names== The pigeon pea is known by numerous names with different etymologies, such as: * ''arhar dal'' (अरहर दाल, Hindi), ''harada dali'' (Odia), ''orhor dal'' (অড়হর ডাল, Bangla), ''rohor dail'' (ৰহৰ দাইল, Assamese) * ''arveja'' (Ecuador) * ''behliang'' (Zomi / Mizo) * ''chícharo'' (Latin America) * ''fio-fio'' * ''kandi pappu'' (కందిపప్పు, Telugu), ''kardis'' (Malawi), ''kadios'' * ''mbaazi'' * ''mgbụmgbụ'', ''gungo pea'', ''gunga pea'', ''Congo pea'' (Africa) * ''mzimbili mussa'' (Tanzania) * ''nandolo'' (Malawi), ''gandul'' / ''guandu'' (Latin America), ''gandule bean'' * ''no-eye pea'' * ''red gram'' * ''tropical green pea'' * ''tubarikA'' (तुबरिका, Sanskrit), ''thuvara parippu'' (തുവരപ്പരിപ്പ്, Malayalam),〔:ml:തുവര〕 ''thuvaram paruppu'' (துவரம் பருப்பு, Tamil), ''togari bele'' (ತೊಗರಿ ಬೇಳೆ, Kannada), ''toovar'' / ''tuver'' (તુવેર) / ''tuver ni dal'' (તુવેરની દાળ, Gujarati), ''toor dal'' (तूर दाल Hindi, तूर डाळ Marathi) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pigeon pea」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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