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Abrus fruticulosus Wight & Arn.

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HIGHER TAXON: Abreae

GENUS: Abrus Adans.

Abrus fruticulosus Wight & Arn. [Preferred name]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
  Asia
India (N) [1914, 3027, 3028, 3042, 3092, 3368, 3386, 3585]; Andhra Pradesh [3386]; Assam [1914]; Karnataka [1914]; Meghalaya [3042]; Rajasthan [3028]; Tamil Nadu [3027]; Tripura [3092]; Uttar Pradesh [3585]; West Bengal [3368]; Indonesia (U) [3898]; Jawa (N) [3898]; Philippines (U) [3963]

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [269, 3028, 3042, 3092, 3381, 3585, 3898] ; Illustration [269]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Climbing [3898] ; Habit: Shrub [3898] ; Lifespan: Perennial [3898] ; Source(s): 2004 (Malesia) Lock JM & Ford C (SJ2005), 2004-11 (S Asia) Kumar S & Sane P

  
USES:
  Medicine [3030]

  
NOTES:
  separate African species. []

  
BIBLIOGRAPHY:

269.

  Breteler, F.J., 1960
    Blumea 10:607-624 Revision Abrus Adanson (Pap.)...Africa

270.

  Verdcourt, B., 1970
    Kew Bull.24:235-307. Studies in FTEA Leg.-Pap.: II

1914.

  Sanjappa, M., 1992
    Legumes of India. Dehra Dun: Bishen Singh Mahendra...

3027.

  Nair, N.C. & Henry, A.N., 1983
    Flora of Tamil Nadu, India Vol.1

3028.

  Shetty, B.V. & Singh, V., 1987
    Flora of Rajasthan Vol.1. Flora of India Series 2

3030.

  Ambasta, S.P., 1986
    The useful plants of India

3042.

  Haridasan, K. & Rao, R.R., 1985
    Forest Flora of Meghalaya Vol.1

3092.

  Deb, D.B., 1981
    The Flora of Tripura State Vol 1

3368.

  Matthew, KM, 1981
    Enumeration of the Flowering Plants of Kurseong, Darjeeling

3381.

  Joshi, G.C., 1986
    Studies of the Thistle and Legume Families. PhD Kumaon Univ.

3386.

  Pullaiah, T. & Ramamurthy, K.S., 2001
    Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol.2

3585.

  Raizada, M.B. & Saxena, H.O., 1978
    Flora of Mussoorie, Vol. 1.

3898.

  Backer, C.A., 1963
    Flora of Java. Groningen, The Netherlands

3963.

  Merrill, E.D., 1923
    An Enumeration of Philippine Flowering Plants 2(3):241-323

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