Abrus precatorius L.

BOTANICAL
PARO&&
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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No. 17128
PLANTS of CEYLON
Abrus sp.
Herb. ca. 100-200 cm in height-; seed pod
ca. 3-4 cm, contain ca. 1.5-2.0 cm red
seeds; seeds poisonous; roots used for
medicine.
Loc. Otappuwa, S.W. of Anuradhapura Dist,
Coll Tetsuo Koyama
Feb. 27, 1987
M. Jayasuriya and Isao Adachi
Collection made under the auspices of the Committee on U.S.-Japan
Cooperative Research of Asiatic Economic Plants.
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