Abrus precatorius subsp. africanus Verdc.

Subspecies

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Abrus > Abrus precatorius

Characteristics

A vine. The leaves are alternate. These have 7-15 pairs of oblong leaflets. These are 6-25 mm long by 2-8 mm wide. The fruit are pods 4-5 cm long and 12 mm wide. The seeds are bright red and black when ripe. They are hard and shiny and 6 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Environment

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

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 14 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 15
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Germination treatment soaking
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Distribution

Abrus precatorius subsp. africanus world distribution map, present in Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Benin, Bangladesh, Bahamas, Belize, Brazil, Barbados, Bhutan, Botswana, Central African Republic, China, Cameroon, Colombia, Comoros, Cabo Verde, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Guernsey, Ghana, Guinea, Guadeloupe, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Grenada, Guatemala, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Indonesia, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Cambodia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Liberia, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Mali, Myanmar, Mozambique, Montserrat, Martinique, Mauritius, Malawi, Malaysia, Mayotte, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Netherlands, Nepal, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Rwanda, Sudan, Senegal, Singapore, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Suriname, Seychelles, Chad, Togo, Thailand, Taiwan, Province of China, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, United States of America, Viet Nam, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:52515-3
WFO ID wfo-0000178713
COL ID 5FC5T
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 707103
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Synonyms

Abrus squamulosus Abrus minor Abrus precatorius subsp. africanus