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Internal ID UUID643fdc3586ebd220287376
Scientific name Abrus melanospermus
Authority Hassk.
First published in Cat. Hort. Bot. Bogor. Alt.: 282 (1844)

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Abrus melanospermus is a flowering plant belonging to the pea and bean family Fabaceae. It is found in Africa and Asia, and has also been introduced to South America. This species is commonly found in Miombo and sand woodlands in the Kalahari region. Its distribution includes countries such as Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, and many others. There are three accepted subspecies of this plant, with each having a different native range and distribution. These subspecies are found in various countries in Asia and Africa, and have also been introduced to South America.

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Abrus melanospermus subsp. melanospermus Unknown
Abrus melanospermus subsp. suffruticosus (Boutique) D.K.Harder Novon10: 124 (2000)
Abrus melanospermus subsp. tenuiflorus (Benth.) D.K.Harder Novon10: 124 (2000)

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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Chad
      • Ethiopia
      • Sudan
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Angola
      • Malawi
      • Mozambique
      • Zambia
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Benin
      • Burkina
      • Ghana
      • Guinea
      • Guinea-Bissau
      • Liberia
      • Mali
      • Nigeria
      • Senegal
      • Sierra Leone
      • Togo
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Burundi
      • Cameroon
      • Central African Republic
      • Congo
      • Equatorial Guinea
      • Zaïre
    • Western Indian Ocean
      • Madagascar
  • Asia-temperate
    • China
      • China South-central
      • China Southeast
      • Hainan
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Assam
      • Bangladesh
      • East Himalaya
      • India
      • Nepal
      • Sri Lanka
      • West Himalaya
    • Indo-China
      • Andaman Islands
      • Cambodia
      • Laos
      • Myanmar
      • Thailand
      • Vietnam
    • Malesia
      • Borneo
      • Jawa
      • Malaya
      • Philippines
    • Papuasia
      • New Guinea
  • Southern America
    • Brazil
      • Brazil North
      • Brazil Northeast
      • Brazil West-central
    • Northern South America
      • Venezuela
    • Western South America
      • Bolivia
      • Colombia

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000199888
Tropicos 13023572
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:469600-1
Open Tree Of Life 7055647
NCBI Taxonomy 2182550
IPNI 469600-1
GBIF 3980200
USDA GRIN 417167
Wikipedia Abrus_melanospermus

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Exploring the mechanism of JiGuCao capsule formula on treating hepatitis B virus infection via network pharmacology analysis and in vivo/vitro experiment verification Cao X, Zhang N, Chen H, Wang W, Liang Y, Zhang J, Liu R, Li S, Yao Y, Jin Q, Guo Z, Chen Y, Gong Y, Li X, Zao X, Ye Y Front Pharmacol 08-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10285482
doi:10.3389/fphar.2023.1159094
PMID:37361218
Metabolomics Analysis Coupled With UPLC/MS on Therapeutic Effect of Jigucao Capsule Against Dampness-Heat Jaundice Syndrome He Y, Zhang M, Li T, Tan Z, Zhang A, Ou M, Huang D, Wu F, Wang X Front Pharmacol 28-Jan-2022
PMCID:PMC8831696
doi:10.3389/fphar.2022.822193
PMID:35153793
Hydroxyanthraquinones from Abrus cantoniensis. Wong SM, Chiang TC, Chang HM Planta Med 01-Nov-1982
doi:10.1055/S-2007-971214
PMID:17396973
Isolation and structural elucidation of some sapogenols from Abrus cantoniensis. Chiang TC, Chang HM Planta Med 01-Sep-1982
doi:10.1055/S-2007-970019
PMID:17396941

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
(3S,4S,4aS,6aR,6bS,8aR,9R,12aR,14aR,14bR)-4-(hydroxymethyl)-4,6a,6b,8a,11,11,14b-heptamethyl-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydropicene-3,9-diol 161972892 Click to see CC1(CC2C3=CCC4C5(CCC(C(C5CCC4(C3(CCC2(C(C1)O)C)C)C)(C)CO)O)C)C 458.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2007-970019
Soyasapogenol B 115012 Click to see CC1(CC2C3=CCC4C5(CCC(C(C5CCC4(C3(CCC2(C(C1)O)C)C)C)(C)CO)O)C)C 458.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2007-970019
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / Coumestans
1,3-Dihydroxy-8,9-dimethoxy-[1]benzofuro[3,2-c]chromen-6-one 11602329 Click to see COC1=C(C=C2C(=C1)C3=C(O2)C4=C(C=C(C=C4OC3=O)O)O)OC 328.27 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2007-971214

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