Abrus precatorius
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Habit | vine-climber
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Height: | ⇕ | 35 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 35. |
Width: | ⇔ | 3 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 3. |
Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial |
Poisonous: | ☠ | seeds toxic |
Bloom: | ❀ | early fall, mid fall, late fall |
Exposure: | ☼ | sun, part-sun |
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Features: | ✓ | flowers, naturalizes, invasive |
USDA Zones: | 10 to 12 | |
Flower features: | ❀ | white |
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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,[1] is a slender, perennial climber that twines around trees, shrubs, and hedges. It is a legume with long, pinnate-leafleted 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 weedy and invasive where it has been introduced.
ExpandRead about Abrus precatorius in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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References
- ↑ Mendes (1986), p. 79.
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