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Abrus pulchellus ssp. mollis

Botanic Family

Leguminosae

Author

(Hance) Verdcourt

Common Names

• Mao xiang si zi (Pinyin)

Geographical Habitats

• Cambodia
• Fujian
• Guangdong
• Guangxi
• Hainan - China
• Indonesia
• Laos
• Kelantan - Malaysia
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Forest margins

Flowering Times

• Aug (China)

Fruiting Times

• Sep (China)

Shrubby climbing herb, stems with yellow hairs, paripinnate leaves to 16 pairs, leaflets to 30mm villous both sides, finely pubescent legumes to 49mm x 10mm, terminal or lateral panicles to 60mm long, pink or purple flowers, calyx villous outside, standard 10mm x 7mm

Further References

• FOC
• The Plant List 2
• F Indochine
• GBS