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78. Abrus Adanson, Fam. Pl. 2: 327, 511. 1763.
相思子属 xiang si zi shu
Morphological characters and geographic distribution are the same as those of the tribe.
Apart from Abrus precatorius, the species are not well defined, and one author (Breteler, Blumea 10: 607-624. 1960) has suggested a considerable reduction in the number of species recognized. See, however, Verdcourt (Kew Bull. 24: 235-252. 1970) who is followed here.
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Seeds conspicuously glossy black and red, subglobose; legume 2-3.5 cm, apex emarginate below style. |
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1 A. precatorius |
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Seeds uniformly dark brown to almost black, compressed; legume (3-)5-6.5 cm, apex slightly acuminate. |
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2 A. pulchellus |
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