Abrus precatorius

Abrus precatorius

Abrus precatorius

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 precatorius
Subspecies: A. p. subsp. africanus – A. p. subsp. precatorius

Name

Abrus precatorius L. (1767)

Synonyms

• Abrus abrus (L.) Wright
• Abrus cyaneus R.Vig.
• Abrus maculatus Noronha
• Abrus minor Desv.
• Abrus pauciflorus Desv.
• Abrus precatorius var. novo-guineensis Miq.
• Abrus squamulosus E.Mey.
• Abrus tunguensis Lima
• Glycine abrus L.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Aldabra, Angola, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Comoros, Congo, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Northern Provinces, Namibia, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Continental: Asia-Tropical Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Cambodia, Central African Repu, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Is.Pakistan, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Yemen Continental: Australasia Northern Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia Introduced into: Bahamas, Belize, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cayman Is., Colombia, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Florida, French Guiana, Galápagos, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Jawa, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Marquesas, Mauritius, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Niue, Panamá, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Rodrigues, Réunion, Samoa, Santa Cruz Is., Society Is., Southwest Caribbean, Sumatera, Suriname, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Wallis-Futuna Is., Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1767. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio duodecima, reformata. Tomus 1 (Regnum Animale), Pars 2: 533–1327. Holmiæ [Stockholm]. Impensis Direct Laurentii Salvii. Biblioteca Digital BHL Reference page. : 472.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Abrus precatorius in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Oct 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Abrus precatorius. Published online. Accessed: Oct 25 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Abrus precatorius. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Oct 2020.
• Hassler, M. 2020. Abrus precatorius. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Oct 25. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Abrus precatorius in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

বাংলা: কুঁচ
čeština: Sotorek obecný
Deutsch: Paternostererbse
English: jequirity
suomi: Paternosterpapu
Kreyòl ayisyen: Lyann legliz
Bahasa Indonesia: Saga
日本語: トウアズキ
Jawa: Saga telik
한국어: 홍두
lietuvių: Vaistinis abras
Bahasa Melayu: Pokok saga
português: Ervilha do Rosário
русский: Абрус молитвенный
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ: ᱠᱟᱣᱮᱛ
српски / srpski: Раково око / Rakovo oko
தமிழ்: குன்றிச் செடி
lea faka-Tonga: Moho
Tiếng Việt: Cam thảo dây
Wolof: Sebu toubab
中文: 雞母珠

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