Biology:Abrus
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Short description: Genus of legumes
| Abrus | |
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| Abrus precatorius | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Abreae |
| Genus: | Abrus Adans. (1763)[1] |
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Abrus is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, and the only genus 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.[3][4][5]
Species range naturally across tropical Africa, Madagascar, the Arabian Peninsula, south and southeast Asia, southern China, New Guinea, and Australia. Some species have been introduced to the tropical Americas.[2]
Species
- Abrus aureus R.Vig. (Madagascar )
- Abrus baladensis Mats Thulin (es) (Somalia)
- Abrus bottae Albert Deflers (fr) (Saudi Arabia, Yemen)
- Abrus canescens Welw. ex Baker (Africa)
- Abrus cantoniensis Hance (China )
- Abrus diversifoliatus Franciscus Jozef Breteler (es) (Madagascar)
- Abrus fruticulosus Wall. ex Wight & Arn. (India )
- Abrus gawenensis Thulin (Somalia)
- Abrus kaokoensis Swanepoel & Kolberg (Namibia)[6]
- Abrus laevigatus E.Mey. (Southern Africa)
- Abrus longibracteatus Labat (Laos, Vietnam)
- Abrus madagascariensis R.Vig. (Madagascar)
- Abrus melanospermus Hassk. (Tropical & Subtropical Asia to SW. Pacific)
- Abrus parvifolius (R.Vig.) Verdc. (Madagascar)
- Abrus precatorius L. - Jequirity (Africa, Australia , Southeast Asia)
- Abrus pulchellus Wall. ex Voigt (Africa)
- Abrus sambiranensis R.Vig. (Madagascar)
- Abrus schimperi Hochst. ex Baker (Africa)
- Abrus somalensis Taub. (Somalia)
- Abrus wittei Baker f. (Zaire)
References
- ↑ "genus Abrus". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) online database. https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=21.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Abrus Adans. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ↑ Hartley, Martin R. (2010). Toxic Plant Proteins. Springer. pp. 134–. ISBN 9783642121760. https://books.google.com/books?id=DLEtBUnijxMC&pg=PA134. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ↑ Lewis, Robert Alan (1998). Lewisʼ Dictionary of Toxicology. CRC Press. pp. 3–4. ISBN 9781566702232. https://books.google.com/books?id=caTqdbD7j4AC&pg=PA3. 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. https://books.google.com/books?id=6gUXRNc6sDoC&pg=PA4. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ↑ Swanepoel, W.; Kolberg, H. (2011). "Abrus kaokoensis (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae-Abreae), a new species from Namibia". South African Journal of Botany 77 (3): 613–617. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2010.12.005. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0254629910002681.
Wikidata ☰ Q309499 entry
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