| Abrus melanospermus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Abrus |
| Species: | A. melanospermus |
| Binomial name | |
| Abrus melanospermus Hassk | |
| Synonyms | |
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Abrus melanospermus is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. [1] It is native to Africa and Asia. It was also introduced to South America. [1]
The species has an ecology[ clarification needed ] in Miombo and sand woodlands in Kalahari. [1]
The plant grows in semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests, and also in the plains. [2]
The species is native to Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East Himalaya, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Kenya, Laos, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Nigeria, Philippines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia. [1]
It has three accepted infraspecifics: