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Abrus precatorius L

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A woody twinning plant of the LEGUMINOSAE family, with characteristic red and black seeds. The leaves are pinnate and glabrous, with many leaflets (12 or more) arranged in pairs. The leaflets are oblong, measuring 2.5-cm long and 1.5-cm wide. The plant bears orange-pink flowers, which occur as clusters in short racemes that are sometimes yellowish or reddish purple in color, small and typically pealike. The plant produces short and stout brownish pods, which curl back on opening to reveal pendulous red and black seeds, 4 to 6 peas in a pod.

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