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Abrus fruticulosus
Abrus fruticulosus
- Botanic Family
- Leguminosae
- Author
- Wight & Arnott
- Propagation
- S.
Common Names
- Mei li xiang si zi (Pinyin)
Geographical Habitats
- Hunan
- Guangdong
- Guangxi - China
- Ethiopia
- Sikkim - India
- Java - Indonesia
- Malaysia
- Nigeria
- Sri Lanka
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Vietnam
Natural Habitats
- Forest
- gallery forest
- streamside.
Flowering Times
Fruiting Times
Twining wiry liana, woody shrub or scandent herb with 12-15 pairs of leaves, mucronate glabrous leaflets 25mm long. Axillary 100mm long lax racemes of 8m long pink or purple flowers, silky brown calyx 3mm, reddish corolla 12mm. White hairy densely silky or glabrous pod to 65mm long x 10mm
Medicinal uses
Further References
- Mobot
- FOC
- FB
- NYBG
- JDH
- The Plant List 2
- J.S. Gamble
- FOTA