Abrus pulchellus Thwaites Subsp. tenuiflorus (Benth.)Verdc.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Abrus Adans.
Tribe: Abreae
Rank: Subsp.
Subspecies: tenuiflorus
Subspecies authority: (Benth.)Verdc.
References: [210][1788]

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Other names:

• Abrus stictosperma Berhaut [Synonym] 
  
• Abrus tenuiflorus Benth. [Synonym] [1788]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
  • Shrub
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1990(Americas Update)Zarucchi JL
  • 1991-1994 Allkin R & Verdcourt B
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Angola-ISO [270]
  • Cameroon [270]
  • Equatorial Guinea-ISO [270]
  • Ethiopia [24]
  • Ghana [270]
  • Guinea [270]
  • Liberia [270]
  • Mozambique [270]
  • Nigeria [270]
  • Senegal [270]
  • Sierra Leone [270]
  • Sudan [270]
  • Tanzania [270]
  • Togo [23]
  • Uganda [270]
  • Zaire [270]

• South America [1788] [2676]
  • Brazil [1788]
  • Colombia [2676]

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:56:06