Abrus melanospermus is a species of flowering plant in the pea and bean family Fabaceae.[1] It is native to Africa and Asia. It was also introduced to South America.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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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
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| Binomial name | |
| Abrus melanospermus Hassk
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Ecology
editThe species has an ecology[clarification needed] in Miombo and sand woodlands in Kalahari.[1]
Distribution
editThe species is native to Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China, 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, Zaïre.[1]
Taxonomy
editIt has three accepted Infraspecifics:
- Abrus melanospermus subsp. melanospermus occurs in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.[2]
- Abrus melanospermus subsp. tenuiflorus is native in 20+ African countries, and has been introduced into Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela.[3]
- Abrus melanospermus subsp. suffruticosus is native in Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, DR Congo, Congo Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Zambia and Zaïre.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Abrus melanospermus Hassk. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
- ^ "Abrus melanospermus subsp. melanospermus | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
- ^ "Abrus melanospermus subsp. tenuiflorus (Spruce ex Benth.) D.K.Harder | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online.
- ^ "Abrus melanospermus subsp. suffruticosus (Boutique) D.K.Harder | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online.
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