Subject: Abrus precatorius (sthg close to)

From: Gilles Guerin <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 1996 10:13:26 +0000

A friend of mine brings me seeds which look like closely to A. 
precatorius seeds (red and black glossy tiny seed, differences with 
Abrus are minors: seed shape less spherical, respective locations of 
black and red a bit different). Germination is on progress and the young 
specimen IS NOT an A. precatorius (first leaves are trifoliate, folioles 
are almost deltoids and 3/4 cm wide). Which genera and species can it 
be? (probably an Abrus). As this seeds come from an unlabelled plant in 
a botanical greenhous, their origin are not known. Thanks for any 
information.