Abrus fruticulosus

Description

Subfamily Faboideae

Mostly herbs, shrubs , or trees . Leaves pinnate or palmate to trifoliolate or apparently simple . Corolla usually, showy, zygomorphic, the petals imbricate, posterior (upper or banner ) petal outermost in bud. Stamens 10 or 9 + 1 (diadelphous ), not showy. Pollen released in monads . Seeds with u-shaped line (pleurogram) lacking. [Carr]

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Plantae () - Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
  - Phylum: Anthophyta ()
    - Class: Dicotyledoneae ()
      - Subclass: Rosidae () - Takhtajan, 1967
        Superorder: Rosanae () - Takhtajan, 1967
        Order: Rosales ()
        Family: Leguminosae ()
        Subfamily: Faboideae ()
        Tribe: Abreae ()
        Genus: Abrus () - Adanson, 1763
        Specific epithet: fruticulosus - Wall.
        Botanical name: - Abrus fruticulosus Wall.

Unambiguous Synonyms

Abrus fruticulosus Sensu Breteler
Abrus fruticulosus sensu Torre

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: –

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Abrus

There are approximately 42 species in this genus:

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. melanospermus 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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Notes

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Contributors

Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
ILDIS World Database of LegumesNov 10, 2005.
MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 23, 2008.

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3906170
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ILD-24120
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13628568
Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:469592-1
International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 469592-1
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 713721