%K Tropical plants, Pigeonpea, India %C USA %A L J G V D Massen %I H. Veenman %B Liber gratulatorius in honorem %L icrisat9523 %P 257-262 %D 1980 %X This paper adds information relevant to the question: 'What is the native home of the pigeonpea ?'. This question was posed by Oza (1972) and evidence has accumulated in favour of an Asiatic origin of Cajanus cajan (L) Millsp. %E J C Arends %E G Boelema %E C T de Groot %E A J M Leeuwenbergm %T India is the native home of the Pigeonpea