Abrus melanospermus explained

Abrus melanospermus is a species of flowering plant in the pea and bean family Fabaceae.^[1] It is native to Africa and Asia. It was also introduced to South America.^[1]

Ecology

The species has an ecology in Miombo and sand woodlands in Kalahari.

Distribution

The species is native to Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Congo, East Himalaya, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Kenya, Laos, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Nigeria, Philippines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia, Zaïre.^[1]

Taxonomy

It has three accepted Infraspecifics:

• Abrus melanospermus subsp. melanospermus occurs in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.^[2]
• Abrus melanospermus subsp. tenuiflorus is native in 20+ African countries, and has been introduced into Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela.^[3]
• Abrus melanospermus subsp. suffruticosus is native in Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, DR Congo, Congo Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Zambia and Zaïre.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Abrus melanospermus Hassk. Plants of the World Online Kew Science. 2021-09-25. Plants of the World Online. en.
2. Web site: Abrus melanospermus subsp. melanospermus Plants of the World Online Kew Science. 2021-09-25. Plants of the World Online. en.
3. Web site: Abrus melanospermus subsp. tenuiflorus (Spruce ex Benth.) D.K.Harder | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science. Plants of the World Online.
4. Web site: Abrus melanospermus subsp. suffruticosus (Boutique) D.K.Harder | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science. Plants of the World Online.