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Abrus
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.
13 branches of this genus, most-observed first
rosary pea
speciesAbrus precatorius
Lucky Bean
speciesAbrus laevigatus
Abrus pulchellus
speciesAbrus pulchellus
Abrus aureus
speciesAbrus aureus
Abrus melanospermus
speciesAbrus melanospermus
Canton Abrus
speciesAbrus fruticulosus
Abrus canescens
speciesAbrus canescens
Abrus bottae
speciesAbrus bottae
Abrus parvifolius
speciesAbrus parvifolius
Abrus diversifoliolatus
speciesAbrus diversifoliolatus
Abrus gawenensis
speciesAbrus gawenensis
Abrus madagascariensis
speciesAbrus madagascariensis
Abrus sambiranensis
speciesAbrus sambiranensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 122097.