Abrus precatorius--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Hluhluwe Game Res. 30 Sep 03. 076.jpg
Abrus precatorius--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Hluhluwe Game Res. 30 Sep 03. 075.jpg
Abrus precatorius--FL. St. Lucie Co. N of Ft. Pierce. 17 Jan 03. 034.jpg
Abrus precatorius--Fl. St. Lucie Co. N of Ft. Pierce. 17 Jan 03. 035.jpg
Native to 72 botanical countries across Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Australasia; introduced into 58 botanical countries across Africa, Tropical Asia, Pacific, Northern America, and Southern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal (Hibiscus Coast NU)
-31.006667, 30.177222
Location Remarks
Umtamvuna Nature Reserve, west of Port Edward. Rock outcrop in grassland along the south rim of the gorge.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, Florida, St Lucie (Fort Pierce)
27.494722, -80.342778
Location Remarks
St. Lucie, N of Fort Pierce on Highway 1
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Abrus
Specific Epithet
precatorius
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 14.0
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
1.1
Global rank
#37,103 of 335,497
Top 12%
Extinction probability
10%
