Abrus fruticulosus
Most Recent Name: Abrus fruticulosus
Kingdom: Plantae
Family: Plantae - Leguminosae/Fabaceae
Plant Part Origin(s): Leaves
Known use: Species of the Abrus genus are used in African traditional medicine for the treatment of a wide variety of conditions such as bacterial and fungal infection, leucoderma, itching, skin diseases, wounds, fevers and asthma.
Source availability: Herbarium of the Botany Department, University of Nairobi.
Taxonomy: Link
Wikipedia: Link
Regions: East Africa
Countries: Kenya
Places of collection: Not specified
GPS coordinates: Unavailable
Collection dates: March 15, 2010