Abrus
| Abrus | |
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| Abrus precatorius | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Abreae |
| Genus: | Abrus Adans. |
| Species | |
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Abrus is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae and the only genus found in the tribe Abreae. It contains, 13–18 species, but is best known for a single species, Jequirity (A. precatorius). The highly toxic seeds of that species are used to make jewellery.[1][2][3]
Species
- Abrus aureus (Madagascar)
- Abrus baladensis (Somalia)
- Abrus bottae (Saudi Arabia, Yemen)
- Abrus canescens (Africa)
- Abrus cantoniensis Hance (China)
- Abrus diversifoliatus (Madagascar)
- Abrus fruticulosus (India)
- Abrus gawenensis (Somalia)
- Abrus laevigatus (Southern Africa)
- Abrus longibracteatus (Laos, Vietnam)
- Abrus madagascariensis (Madagascar)
- Abrus parvifolius (Madagascar)
- Abrus precatorius L. - Jequirity (Africa, Australia, Southeast Asia)
- Abrus pulchellus (Africa)
- Abrus sambiranensis (Madagascar)
- Abrus schimperi (Africa)
- Abrus somalensis (Somalia)
- Abrus wittei (Zaire)
The red and black seeds of Abrus precatorius.
References
- ↑ Hartley, Martin R. (2010). Toxic Plant Proteins. Springer. pp. 134–. ISBN 9783642121760. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ↑ Lewis, Robert Alan (1998). Lewisʼ Dictionary of Toxicology. CRC Press. pp. 3–4. ISBN 9781566702232. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ↑ Allen, Oscar Nelson; Alen, Ethel K. (1981). The Leguminosae: A Source Book of Characteristics, Uses and Nodulation. Univ of Wisconsin Press. pp. 4–. ISBN 9780299084004. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
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