Abrus melanospermus

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Abrus melanospermus
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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
  • Abrus gorsei
  • Abrus repens
  • Abrus suffruticosus

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]

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Ecology

The species has an ecology[ clarification needed ] in Miombo and sand woodlands in Kalahari. [1]

Habitat

The plant grows in semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests, and also in the plains. [2]

Distribution

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]

Taxonomy

It has three accepted infraspecifics:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Abrus melanospermus Hassk. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  2. Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
  3. "Abrus melanospermus subsp. melanospermus | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  4. "Abrus melanospermus subsp. tenuiflorus (Spruce ex Benth.) D.K.Harder | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online.
  5. "Abrus melanospermus subsp. suffruticosus (Boutique) D.K.Harder | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online.