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Abrus sambiranensis

Abrus sambiranensis is a climbing herb or vine in the pea family, endemic to the dry north-west of Madagascar. It is not a commonly grown garden or houseplant, so care details are largely unknown.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Climber
Temperature
Seasonally dry tropical climate; frost-free conditions only
Native range
NW. Madagascar
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Abrus sambiranensis is a plant in the family Fabaceae, native to Madagascar. It grows as a herb or vine.

Where it grows

Abrus sambiranensis is endemic to Madagascar, where it is confined to Antsiranana and Mahajanga provinces in the north of the country. It is found from sea level to 500 m (1,600 ft) altitude.

Other Abrus plants

Abrus aureus · Abrus canescens · Abrus kaokoensis · Abrus madagascariensis · Licorice Root · Rosarypea · Abrus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Abrus sambiranensis 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.

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