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Jequirity

Abrus precatorius

Description:

I found these seeds scattered on the ground in an area that had been recently cleared and could'nt find any plants nearby that would have dispersed them

1 Species ID Suggestions

มะกล่ำตาหนู Jequirity
Abrus precatorius มะกล่ำตาหนู - วิกิพีเดีย


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3 Comments

VivBraznell
VivBraznell 12 years ago

Just read the Wiki link. Absolutely fascinating! Will have to go back and check out the area again. Don't recall seeing a plant with these flowers anywhere. Thank you Sachin

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

known as Gunja in Sanskrit, these are the wonderful seeds earlier it was used to generally measure gold in India http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abrus_preca...

VivBraznell
VivBraznell 12 years ago

Thank you for the ident Vatacha : )

VivBraznell
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VivBraznell

Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand

Spotted on Nov 5, 2011
Submitted on Nov 6, 2011

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