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Abrus madagascariensis is a Malagasy climber, shrub or herb in the pea family, native to dry deciduous woodland in northern and northwestern Madagascar. It is rarely grown as a garden or houseplant, so care is mainly about handling a wild woody vine in a warm, seasonally dry climate.
Abrus madagascariensis is a plant in the family Fabaceae, native to Madagascar. It grows as a herb, shrub or liana.
Abrus madagascariensis is endemic to Madagascar, where it is confined to Antsiranana and Mahajanga provinces, including the Sambirano region, in the north and northwest of the country. Its habitat is in dry deciduous woodland from sea level to 500 metres (1,600 ft) altitude.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Abrus madagascariensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
