External links to taxonomic opinions:
- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77125639-1
- Publication
- Hortus Suburbanus Calcuttensis: a catalogue of the plants which have been cultivated in the Hon. East India Company's Botanical Garden, Calcutta, and in the Serampore Botanical Garden, generally known as Dr. Carey's Garden, from the beginning of both establishments (1786 and 1800) to the end of August 1841. Calcutta
- Collation
- 228
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Leguminosae
Type Information
- Distribution Of Types
- India (Indian Subcontinent, Asia-Tropical)
Nepal (Indian Subcontinent, Asia-Tropical)
Remarks
Voigt treated 2 Abrus species, viz., A. precatorius L. (included 3 varieties having rosy & white flowers) and A. pulchellus (having purple flowers). Thus he, based on the flower color, distinguished A. pulchellus from A. precatorius.