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Abrus tenuiflorus

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Name

Identification
Abrus tenuiflorus Spruce ex Benth. [family LEGUMINOSAE ] (stored under name);
Related name
  • Abrus fruticulosus
  • Abrus tenuiflorus
  • Abrus pulchellus

Flora

Entry for ABRUS pulchellus (Benth.) Verdc. subsp. tenuiflorus [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical East Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical East Africa, page 1, (1971) Author: J. B. GILLETT, R. M. POLHILL & B. VERDCOURT
Names
ABRUS pulchellus (Benth.) Verdc. subsp. tenuiflorus [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE], in K.B. 24: 250 (1970). Type: Brazil, Santarem, Spruce 786 (K, holo. !, BM !, C !, G, NY!, iso.)
ABRUS tenuiflorus Benth. [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE], in Martius, Fl. Bras. 15: 216 (1859)
ABRUS pulchellus [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE], [sensu Bak. in F.T.A. 2: 175 (1871); Taub. in P.O.A. C: 219 (1895); L.T.A.: 351 (1929); Boutique in F.C.B. 6: 84 (1954); Hepper in F.W.T.A., ed. 2, 1: 574 (1958), non Thw. sensu stricto]
ABRUS stictosperma Berhaut [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE], in Mém. Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. 1953–4: 7 (1954) & in Fl. Sénégal: 30 (1954). Type: Senegal, Gorom, Berhaut 1433 (P, holo.)
Information
Liane 1.8–6 m. tall. Leaves 12–26-foliolate. Leaflets larger, 1.4–4.5 cm. long, 0.7–1.8 cm. wide; indumentum on stem and leaves usually sparse. Pods 2.2–4.5(–6) cm. long, 0.8–1.3 cm. wide.
Range
DISTR. U2, 4; T6, 8
Altitude range
(240–)900–1200 m.
Distribution
TANGANYIKA Uzaramo District Pugu Hills, May 1936, Vaughan 2377 !TANGANYIKA Tunduru District 96 km. from Masasi, 19 Mar. 1963, Richards 17944! (a form with large flowers intermediate in floral characteristics with subsp. suffruticosus)TANGANYIKA Lindi District Nachingwea, Namanga Hill, 30 Mar. 1959, Anderson 1234 !UGANDA Bunyoro District Budongo Forest, Nov. 1932, Harris 146 ! & 26 Nov. 1938, Loveridge 112!UGANDA Mengo District Kipayo, Oct. 1914, Dummer 1099! & near Entebbe, Kitubulu Forest, May 1935, Chandler 1223 !
Distribution (external)
; W. Africa
Angola
Congo
Sudan
Zambia
Mozambique
Brazil
Suriname

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