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Taxon:  Abrus precatorius L.



Summary
Genus:
Abrus
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Abreae
Nomen number:
739
Place of publication:
Syst. nat. ed. 12, 2:472. 1767
Verified:
10/21/1986 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Abrus precatorius L. subsp. africanus Verdc. (0 active accession[s])
Abrus precatorius L. subsp. precatorius (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Glycine abrus L.
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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
coral-beadplant –
crab's-eye –
gidee-gidee –
Indian-licorice –
Indian-liquorice –
jequirity –
jequirity-bean –
licorice-vine –
love-bean –
lucky-bean –
minnie-minnies –
prayer-beads –
precatory –
precatory-bean –
red-beadvine –
rosary-pea –
weatherplant –
weathervine –
Portuguese (Brazil)
alcaçuz-da-américa –
assacumirim –
jequiriti –
olho-de-cabra-miúdo –
olho-de-pombo –
tento –
Swedish
paternosterböna –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaBotswana  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaEswatini  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaNamibia  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaEastern Cape 
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaKwaZulu-Natal 
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaLimpopo 
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaMpumalanga 
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNiger  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaTogo  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaRwanda  
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar  
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanMauritius  
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanSeychelles  
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBangladesh  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaCambodia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPapua New Guinea  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNorthern Territory 
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland 
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaWestern Australia 
1NativePacificNorthwestern PacificMicronesia  
1NativePacificSouth-Central PacificFrench PolynesiaTuamotu Archipelago 
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificFiji  
2Cultivated     
4Naturalized     
Native
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Sudan
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana, Namibia, Eswatini, South Africa [Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga]
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Niger, Togo
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Rwanda
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan
  • INDO-CHINA: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia]
Pacific
  • NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Micronesia
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: French Polynesia [Tuamotu Archipelago]
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji
Cultivated ()
Naturalized ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Hanelt, P., ed. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6. 2001
Materialsbeads Smith, R. J. Botanical beads of the world (on-line resource).
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants. 1985
Weedpotential seed contaminant International Seed Testing Association. International Seed Testing Association list of stabilized plant names. 1988
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=739. Accessed 27 December 2024.

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