Abrus precatorius

Also known as crab's eye, rosary pea, precatory pea or bean, crab's eye vine, rosarypea

species of plant

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*Abus precatorius*, commonly known as rosarypea, 雞母珠, 美麗相思子, cam thảo dây, and barricarra, is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the genus *Abrus* and is classified within the order Fabales, class Magnoliopsida, phylum Tracheophyta, and kingdom Plantae. The species is described as a toxic plant with a silique fruit type and has been used as a medicinal plant.

The taxon range includes Rio de Janeiro, Maranhão, and Piauí. It is native to regions including Aldabra, Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, and Cape Provinces. Records are also present in Mexico and the Philippines. The species has been described in sources such as the *Gujin Tushu Jicheng* and the *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*.

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Species

Abrus precatorius

SPECIES

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae

Native toAldabra, Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces

Observations recorded16,110

雞母珠（學名：Abrus precatorius），又名相思子、美人豆、亦被称作红豆，是豆科相思子屬的一種有毒植物，泛熱帶分佈。

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 2,887
With media: 2,160
Family: Fabaceae
Collections: IIB-UV, CICY, ECOSUR, CCBA-FMVZ-UADY, CIHS-UAC, INECOL
Recorded in: Mexico, Philippines

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Encyclopedic overview

Abrus precatorius, commonly known as jequirity bean or rosary pea, is a herbaceous flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae. It is a slender, perennial climber with long, pinnate-leafleted leaves that twines around trees, shrubs, and hedges.

The plant is best known for its seeds, which are used as beads and in percussion instruments, and which are toxic because of the presence of abrin. Ingestion of a single seed, well chewed, can be fatal to both adults and children. The plant is native to Asia and Australia. It has a tendency to become weedy and invasive where it has been introduced.

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