Abrus
Sign in to saveAbrus is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, and the only genus in the tribe Abreae. It contains 13–18 species, but is best known for a single species: jequirity (A. precatorius). The highly toxic seeds of that species are used to make jewellery.
Species
General: The tribal placement of the isolated genus Abrus (with 17
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 233
- With media
- 151
- Family
- Cicadellidae
- Collections
- INHS, NY, US, A, GH, MO
- Recorded in
- China, Brazil, Madagascar, Tanzania, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Saint BarthéLemy, Peru
Research
487 papers- Abrus cantoniensis Hance: Ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry and pharmacology of a promising traditional Chinese medicine.Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2024
- Abrus Poisoning.The Indian medical gazette · 1889
- Integrated metabolomics and network pharmacology reveal the PI3K/Akt-mediated therapeutic mechanism of Abrus cantoniensis in lipid metabolism disorders.Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology · 2025
- The traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology of Abrus precatorius L.: A comprehensive review.Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2022
- Is it safe to consume traditional medicinal plants during pregnancy?Phytotherapy research : PTR · 2021
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- abrus
- homonymous taxon
- Abrus
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Abrus is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, and the only genus in the tribe Abreae. It contains 13–18 species, but is best known for a single species: jequirity (A. precatorius). The highly toxic seeds of that species are used to make jewellery.
Species range naturally across tropical Africa, Madagascar, the Arabian Peninsula, south and southeast Asia, southern China, New Guinea, and Australia. Some species have been introduced to the tropical Americas.
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