Abrus melanospermus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Abreae
Genus: Abrus
Species: Abrus melanospermus
Subspecies: A. m. subsp. melanospermus – A. m. subsp. suffruticosus – A. m. subsp. tenuiflorus

Name

Abrus melanospermus Hassk., Cat. Hort. Bot. Bogor. Alt. 282. (1844)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Abrus pulchellus Wall., Numer. List [Wallich] n. 5819, (1831-32) nom. inval. nom. nud.
- Abrus pulchellus Wall. ex Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl. [Thwaites] 91. (1859)

Note: If Abrus melanospermus and Abrus pulchellus are conspecific, as detailed by Harder (2000) then A. melanospermus must be the correct combination, as it was validly published the earliest.

References

Primary references

Hasskarl, J.C. 1844. Catalogus Plantarum in Horto Botanico Bogoriensi Cultarum Alter 282.

Additional references

Harder, D.K. 2000. Typification and New Combinations in Abrus Adanson (Fabaceae, Faboideae, Abreae). Novon 10(2): 124. DOI: 10.2307/3393010 JSTOR

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Abrus melanospermus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Oct. 26. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Abrus melanospermus. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 26 2020.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Abrus melanospermus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

العربية: قلقل جميل
日本語: アブルス・プルケッルス
中文: 美丽相思子

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