Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Papilionaceae | Genus: Abrus | Species: Abrus precatorius Linn. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Abrus abrus, Glycine abrus | Flower Color | Blue - Purple |
| Common Name | Jequirity, Crab's eye | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Coral bead vine, Rosary pea | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Chaning | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | Up to 600 m | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Climber | Fruit Details | Fruit a short, oblong pod, splitting before falling to reveal 3-8 shiny hard seeds, 6-7 mm long, scarlet with black bases |
| Habitat | Occurs in scrub jungles and deciduous forests | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan And Tropical Africa | Bark Details | Bark smooth-textured, brown |
| Distribution in manipur | Origin | Native | |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Woody perennial twining shrubs; young stems puberulent | Leaf Details | Leaves alternate, 5-13 cm long, even-pinnately compound with 5-15 pairs of leaflets, these oval to oblong, to 1.8 cm long, with margins entire |
