Abrus precatorius

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

Ethnomedical plant.
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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.

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2573 Abrus precatorius - Buddhist Rosary Bead

Buddhist rosary bead, Deadly crab's eye. A small climbing tropical vine, indigenous to Indonesia. The flowers are violet to pink and arranged in clusters. Very showy seeds red and black, look like bird eye.

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Grown in

6"/1 gal pot

1 Plant in stock
Last one

$29.00