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Abrus is a genus of 13–18 species in the family , best known for one species, Abrus precatorius, Jequirity. The seeds of that species are used in beading and are infamous for their toxicity.
- Abrus aureus. Madagascar.
- Abrus baladensis. Somalia.
- Abrus bottae. Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
- Abrus canescens. Africa.
- Abrus diversifoliatus. Madagascar.
- Abrus fruticulosus. India.
- Abrus gawenensis. Somalia.
- Abrus laevigatus. Southern Africa.
- Abrus longibracteatus. Laos and Vietnam.
- Abrus madagascariensis. Madagascar.
- Abrus parvifolius. Madagascar.
- Abrus precatorius. Pantropics.
- Abrus pulchellus. Africa.
- Abrus sambiranensis. Madagascar.
- Abrus schimperi. Africa.
- Abrus somalensis. Somalia.
- Abrus wittei. Zaire.
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Taxonomy
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- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Plantae
Haeckel, 1866
- Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae
Cavalier-Smith, 1981 - Green Plants
- Phylum: Tracheophyta
Sinnott, 1935 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Vascular Plants
- Subphylum: Euphyllophytina
- Infraphylum: Radiatopses Kenrick & Crane, 1997
- Subphylum: Euphyllophytina
- Phylum: Tracheophyta
Sinnott, 1935 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Vascular Plants
- Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae
Cavalier-Smith, 1981 - Green Plants
- Kingdom: Plantae
Haeckel, 1866
The Genus Abrus is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 41 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in the Genus Abrus: A. aureus · A. aureus aureus · A. aureus littoralis · A. baladensis · A. bottae · A. canescens · A. cantonensis · A. precatorius subsp. africanus · A. diversifoliatus · A. diversifoliolatus · A. fruticulosus · A. gawenensis · A. gracilis · A. laevigatus · A. longibracteatus · A. lusorius · A. madagascariensis · A. melanospermus subsp. suffruticosus · A. melanospermus subsp. tenuiflorus · A. parvifolius · A. precatorius (Black-Eyed Susan) · A. precatorius africanus · A. precatorius precatorius · A. precatorius subsp. africanus · A. pulchellum · A. pulchellus · A. pulchellus cantoniensis · A. pulchellus mollis · A. pulchellus pulchellus · A. pulchellus suffruticosus · A. pulchellus tenuiflorus · A. pulchellus var. tenuiflorus · A. repens · A. sambiranensis · A. schimperi · A. schimperi africanus · A. schimperi oblongus · A. schimperi schimperi · A. somalensis · A. stictospermus · A. wittei
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