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Abrus pulchellus ssp. tenuiflorus

Botanic Family

Leguminosae

Author

(Spruce ex Bentham) Verdcourt

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Angola
• Cameroon
• Congo
• Equatorial Guinea
• Ethiopia
• Ghana
• Guinea
• Liberia
• Mozambique
• Nigeria
• Senegal
• Sierra Leone
• Sudan
• Tanzania
• Togo
• Uganda
• Zaire
• Zambia

Natural Habitats

• Grassland
• cultivated land
• woodland

Flowering Times

• May
• Jul (Tanzania)

Fruiting Times

Perennial herbaceous twining climber to 6m. 12-26 foliolate leaves to 45mm x 18mm. Pink-purple petals. Pale green fruit to 16mm x 13mm

Further References

• The Plant List 2
• ILDIS
• Mobot
• Jstor