Abrus schimperi Hochst. ex Baker GRIN-Global

Taxon: Abrus schimperi Hochst. ex Baker

Summary

Genus:

Abrus

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Abreae

Nomen number:

435469

Place of publication:

D. Oliver, Fl. trop. Afr. 2:175. 1871

Comment:

authorship verified from original literature

Verified:

11/01/2005 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Abrus schimperi Hochst. ex Baker subsp. africanus (Vatke) Verdc. (0 active accession[s])
Abrus schimperi Hochst. ex Baker subsp. oblongus Verdc. (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

No images

Reference(s)

Corby, H. D. L. 1988. Types of rhizobial nodules and their distribution among the Leguminosae. Kirkia 13(1):53-123.
Lock, J. M. Legumes of Africa: a checklist. 1989

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Kenya
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Tanzania
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Uganda
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Chad
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Ethiopia
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Sudan
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Malawi
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zambia
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zimbabwe
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Central African Republic

Native
Africa

EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia, Sudan, Chad
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Central African Republic

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=435469. Accessed 3 May 2026.