Abrus precatorius

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Common Names

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Description

Subfamily Faboideae

Mostly herbs, shrubs , or trees . Leaves pinnate or palmate to trifoliolate or apparently simple . Corolla usually, showy, zygomorphic, the petals imbricate, posterior (upper or banner ) petal outermost in bud. Stamens 10 or 9 + 1 (diadelphous ), not showy. Pollen released in monads . Seeds with u-shaped line (pleurogram) lacking. [Carr]

Physical Description

Biology

Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Growth

Soil: Minimum pH: 6.1 • Maximum pH: 7.8

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full Sun .

Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 9b, 10a, 10b, 11. (map)

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Abrus abrus (L.)wright
2. Abrus cyaneus R. Vig.
3. Abrus maculatus Noronha
4. Abrus minor Desv.
5. Abrus pauciflorus Desv.
6. Abrus precatorius sensu Baker
7. Abrus precatorius var. novo-guineensis Miq.
8. Abrus squamulosus E. Mey.
9. Abrus tunguensis Lima
10. Glycine abrus L.

Notes

Publishing author : P.Lima Publication : in Broteria, Ser. Bot. 1921, xix. 127. Publishing author: E.Mey. Publication: Comm. i. 126 Publishing author: Desv. Publication: in Ann. Sc. Nat. Ser. I. ix. (1826) 418 Publishing author: Desv. Publication: in Ann. Sc. Nat. Ser. I. xi. (1826) 418 Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: –

Place of publication: Syst. nat. ed. 12, 2:472. 1767

Name verified on 21-Oct-1986 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 12-Sep-2005

Similar Species

Members of the genus Abrus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 54 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:

A. abrus · A. acutifolius · A. arboreus · A. aureus · A. aureus aureus · A. aureus littoralis · A. baladensis · A. bottae · A. canescens · A. cantonensis · A. cantoniensis · A. precatorius subsp. africanus · A. diversifoliatus · A. diversifoliolatus · A. fruticulosus · A. gawenensis · A. gracilis · A. grandiflorus · A. laevigatus · A. longibracteatus · A. lusorius · A. maculatus · A. madagascariensis · A. melanospermus · A. melanospermus subsp. suffruticosus · A. melanospermus subsp. tenuiflorus · A. minor · A. mollis · A. parvifolius · A. pauciflorus · A. precatorius (R‚glisse D'am‚rique) · A. precatorius africanus (Liane R≠glisse) · A. precatorius precatorius (R‚glisse D'am‚rique) · A. precatorius subsp. africanus (Liane R‚glisse) · A. pulchellum · A. pulchellus · A. pulchellus cantoniensis · A. pulchellus mollis · A. pulchellus pulchellus · A. pulchellus suffruticosus · A. pulchellus tenuiflorus · A. pulchellus var. tenuiflorus · A. repens · A. sambiranensis · A. schimperi · A. schimperi africanus · A. schimperi oblongus · A. schimperi schimperi · A. somalensis · A. squamulosus · A. stictospermus · A. suffruticosus · A. tenuiflorus · A. wittei

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Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 15, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 16 providers.
• ILDIS World Database of LegumesNov 10, 2005.
• The International Plant Names Index. Accessed Jan 19, 2007.
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (April 24, 2008)

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 15, 2007:

• Herbarium of the University of Aarhus, The AAU Herbarium Database
• Herbier de la Guyane, Herbier de la Guyane
• Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
• National Herbarium of New South Wales, NSW herbarium collection
• National Herbarium of New South Wales, Plants of Papua New Guinea
• Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility, Magnoliophyta
• USDA PLANTS, USDA PLANTS Database
• University of Alabama Biodiversity and Systematics, Herbarium

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3874543
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ILD-1571
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13635740
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:52492-3
• GRIN Nomen Number: 739
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 26416
• International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 52492-3
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: PDFAB01010
• U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: ABAB2
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1529

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