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
FamilyFabaceae
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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Wikidata facts
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- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Abrus (Fabaceae)
- taxon name
- Abrus
- topic's main category
- Category:Abrus (Fabaceae)
- taxon common name
- abrus
- homonymous taxon
- Abrus
Sources (1)
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Article · Italiano
Abrus Adans., 1763 è un genere di piante della famiglia delle Fabacee (o Leguminose), unico genere della tribù Abreae.
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