Abrus precatorius, Buddhist rosary bead, Rosary pea vine, Carolina muida, Deadly crab's eye, Lucky bean, Prayer beads, Weather plant, Wild liquorice

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Abrus precatorius, Buddhist rosary bead, Rosary pea vine, Carolina muida, Deadly crab

Abrus precatorius
Family: Faboideae / Leguminosae / Papilionaceae
Buddhist rosary bead, Rosary pea vine, Carolina muida, Deadly crab's eye, Lucky bean, Prayer beads, Weather plant, Wild liquorice
Origin: India, Sri Lanka, Thailand
vine or creeper

Abrus precatorius has small pretty purple flowers located at the end of the stalks. Fruits are short, inflated pods, splitting open when mature to reveal the round; hard and shiny seeds which are scarlet, but black at the base. Seeds contain abrin, one of the most toxic plant poisons known.

Link to this plant: http://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/abrus_precatorius.htm

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