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Abrus melanospermus
Abrus melanospermus is a climbing legume from tropical Africa and Asia, related to the familiar jequirity or rosary pea (Abrus precatorius). It is a wild woody climber of dry woodland rather than a common garden plant, so it is grown mainly in botanic collections.
Abrus melanospermus is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to Africa and Asia. It was also introduced to South America.
The species has an ecology in Miombo and sand woodlands in Kalahari.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Abrus melanospermus 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.
