Abrus precatorius
BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION
Family :
Fabaceae (=Leguminosae)
Genus :
Abrus
Species :
precatorius
COMMON NAMES
Jequerity; Tento Muido; Crab's Eye
EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION
Poison; Abortifacient; Laxative; Sedative; Aphrodisiac
DESCRIPTION
Abrus precatorius is a twining herb with delicate feathery leaves. Flowers are rose to purple growing at the end of a stalk. Fruits are short pods containing hard, shiny, scarlet and black seeds.
GENERAL INFORMATION #
Notes about A. precatorius, by Voin Petrocich
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OFF-SITE RESOURCES
SECONDARY RESOURCES #
Abrus precatorius L., inchem.org