Genus:
Abrus
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Eurosid I > Fabales
> Family: Fabaceae > Subfamily:
Papilionoideae
Seventeen species, native to tropical and subtropical regions, with
four
species native to southern Africa.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants of
southern Africa - an online checklist (SANBI),
Flora of Zimbabwe
and Flora of
Mozambique.
Abrus laevigatus
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Abrus melanospermus Recorded from Mozambique. |
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Abrus precatorius |
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Abrus schimperi Recorded from Zimbabwe and Mozambique. |
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