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Abrus laevigatus

Common names: luckybean creeper (Eng.); minnaarsboontjie, minnie-minnies (Afr.); umphitsi (isiZulu)

Family: Fabaceae

... Willemse and Geoff Nichols for capturing the images of Abrus laevigatus used in this article. Abrus laevigatus is a shrub, with slender, wide-climbing, ... September to May. In South Africa, it may be confused with Abrus precatorius , known as luckybean creeper or jecquirty ...

02 / 08 / 2021 | T.T. Masupa | National Herbarium Pretoria

Common names: bead vine, coral bead plant, coral bean, crabs eye, licorice vine, love bean, lucky bean creeper, prayer beads, prayer bean, precatory pea, red bead v

Family: Fabaceae

... Masupa Pretoria National Botanical Garden January 2009 Abrus precatorius subsp. africanus is a slender, ... with a smooth, glossy texture, and a black patch on top. Abrus precatorius subsp. africanus is a common plant in ... from open woodlands, rainforest margins and coastal dunes. Abrus precatorius subsp. africanus reproduces mainly by seed. ...

05 / 01 / 2009 | T.T. Masupa | Pretoria NBG