TOP NEWS Pigeon pea endorsed for gynaecological cancers, menopause symptoms, others Botanically called Cajanus cajan, Pigeon pea belongs to the plant family Leguminosae (Fabaceae). In Nigeria, it is called fio fio in Igbo, waken-masar or waken-turawa in Hausa, and otili or otinli in Yoruba. Chukwuma Muanya