Abrus fruticulosus Wall. ex Wight & Arn.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Abrus

Characteristics

A climber. It grows 3-4 m long. The leaves are 8-10 cm long with 5-16 leaflets. The flowers are purple to red. The seeds are dark brown.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.9 - 3.6
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The leaves are used to sweetener medicine.
Uses material medicinal
Edible leaves roots
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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Abrus fruticulosus world distribution map, present in Brazil, Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Indonesia, India, Kenya, Malawi, Philippines, Sudan, Chad, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:469592-1
WFO ID wfo-0000204238
COL ID 8MFW
BDTFX ID -
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Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Abrus fruticulosus Hoepfneria africana Abrus schimperi Abrus acutifolius Abrus pulchellus f. latifoliolata Abrus pulchellus f. melanosperma Abrus acutifolius Abrus gracilis Abrus madagascariensis var. dunensis Abrus pulchellus var. latifoliolata Abrus precatorius var. villosula Abrus precatorius var. latifoliolatus Abrus schimperi subsp. schimperi