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Family: Papilionaceae	Genus: Abrus	Species: Abrus precatorius Linn.

Habit	Leaf	Flower	Fruit	Bark

Synonym	Abrus Cyaneus R.Vig., Abrus Tunguensis Lima, Abrus Minor Desv., Abrus Maculatus Noronha.	Flower Color	White
Common Name		Flower Type	Solitary
English / Trade Name	Bead Vine, Wild Liquorice, Indian Liquorice, Crab's Eye, Black-Eyed Su San, Rosary Pea	Flowering Period	July-Sept
Vernacular /Local Name	Ratti, Lalri, Gunchi	Fruiting Period	Oct-Dec
Altitude	Upto 1000m	Fruit Type	Pod
Habit	Climber	Fruit Details	Fruit Thick, Hard, Oblong, 2.5 – 4×1.5 Cm, 6 Seeded. Seeds Ovoid, Red With Black Spot At The Hilum
Habitat	Commonly Found In Ravines Of Miscellaneous Forests, Way Sides, Grassy Localities	Bark Type	Smooth
Distribution	India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan And Tropical Africa	Bark Details	Smooth-textured Or Wrinkled Brown Bark
Distribution in chandigarh	Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary, Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park	Origin	Native
		Leaf Type	Simple
		Leaf Arrangement	Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)
		Leaf Shape	Oblong
Description of Species	Deciduous, slender, woody climbers, upto 5. Leaf compound; leaflets 12 – 18 pairs, sub-sessile, oblong, obtuse, mucronate, glabrescent above, appressed hairy beneath. flowers pale white, tinged with pink, in leaf bearing, axillary, peduncled, 2.5 – 7 cm long bearing, axillary, racemes, usually shorter than leaves. calyx sparsely pubescent, teeth short. corolla 3 – 4 times as long as calyx,vexillum ovate, wing falcate fruit a pod, thick, hard, oblong, 6 seeded. Seeds ovoid, red with black spot at the hilum	Leaf Details	Leaves Even-pinnate, Leaflets 12-16 Pairs, Oblong To Elliptic, Base And Apex Obtuse, Lower Surface Sparsely Pubescent

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