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{{SPlantbox
| name = ''Abrus precatorius''
|genus=Abrus
| common_names = Crab's-eye Vine, Weather-Plant
|species=precatorius
| growth_habit = ? <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
|common_name=Coral pea, Crab's eyes, Paternoster beans
| high = ? <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
|habit=vine-climber
| origin = ? <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
|Max ht box=35
| lifespan = <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
|Max ht metric=ft
| exposure = ? <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| water = ? <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
|Max wd box=3
| features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
|Max wd metric=ft
| hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
|poisonous=seeds toxic
| usda_zones = ? <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
|lifespan=perennial
| sunset_zones = <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
|exposure=sun, part-sun
| color = IndianRed
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| image = Upload.png <!--- Freesia.jpg -->
|features=flowers, naturalizes, invasive
| image_width = 240px <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
|flower_season=early fall, mid fall, late fall
| image_caption = <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| regnum = Plantae <!--- Kingdom -->
|flowers=white
| divisio = <!--- Phylum -->
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=10
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|max_zone=12
|image=Abrus precatorius pods.jpg
|image_width=240
|image_caption=Jequirity
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'''''Abrus precatorius''''', known commonly as '''Jequirity''', '''Crab's Eye''', '''Rosary Pea''', ''''''John Crow'''''' Bead, '''Precatory bean''', '''Indian Licorice''', '''Akar Saga''', '''Giddee Giddee''' or '''[[Jumbie]] Bead''' in [[Trinidad & Tobago]],<ref>Mendes (1986), p. 79.</ref> is a slender, perennial climber that twines around trees, shrubs, and hedges. It is a [[legume]] with long, pinnate-leafleted [[Leaf|leaves]]. The seed contains the toxic [[poison]] [[abrin]]. The plant is native to [[Indonesia]] and grows in tropical and subtropical areas of the world where it has been introduced. It has a tendency to become [[weed]]y and invasive where it has been introduced.
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Abrus precatorius. Crab's-eye Vine. Weather-Plant. Height 10-12 ft.; frequently trailing over the ground S.: lfts. oblong, in numerous pairs: fls. varying from rose to white: seeds bright scarlet, with a black spot, used by Buddhists for rosaries, in India as standards of weight, and in the W. Indies in bead work. Seeds irritant; also used as an abortive in U. S. A variety with a cream-colored bean is offered by Reasoner Bros.: Tropics generally.—The claims made for its weather-foretelling properties are exposed by Oliver in Kew Bull. Jan., 1890. It does, however, "go to sleep" during storms, but this is a feature of other legumes. Sometimes confused with [[Rhynchosia phaseoloides]] (syn. R. precatoria), which has similar seeds, but is a very different plant with large, 3-foliolate, bean-like lvs.{{SCH}}
Abrus precatorius. Crab's-eye Vine. Weather-Plant. Height 10-12 ft.; frequently trailing over the ground S.: lfts. oblong, in numerous pairs: fls. varying from rose to white: seeds bright scarlet, with a black spot, used by Buddhists for rosaries, in India as standards of weight, and in the W. Indies in bead work. Seeds irritant; also used as an abortive in U. S. A variety with a cream-colored bean is offered by Reasoner Bros.: Tropics generally.—The claims made for its weather-foretelling properties are exposed by Oliver in Kew Bull. Jan., 1890. It does, however, "go to sleep" during storms, but this is a feature of other legumes. Sometimes confused with [[Rhynchosia phaseoloides]] (syn. R. precatoria), which has similar seeds, but is a very different plant with large, 3-foliolate, bean-like lvs.{{SCH}}
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Image:Koeh-002.jpg|''Abrus precatorius'' from Koehler's ''Medicinal-Plants''
Image:Abrus precatorius seeds.jpg|Bright red seeds of ''A. precatorius'' are strung as jewelry
Image:Upload.png| photo 1
File:Abrus precatorius W IMG 1578.jpg|''Abrus precatorius'' leaves & flowers
File:Abrus precatorius W2 IMG 1578.jpg|''Abrus precatorius'' flowers
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==References==
==References==
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<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
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