Taxon: Abrus melanospermus Hassk. subsp. tenuiflorus (Spruce ex Benth.) D. K. Harder

Summary

Genus:

Abrus

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Abreae

Nomen number:

437235

Place of publication:

Novon 10:124. 2000

Verified:

11/01/2005 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Abrus melanospermus Hassk. (0 active accession[s])
Abrus melanospermus Hassk. subsp. melanospermus (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Abrus tenuiflorus Spruce ex Benth.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Abrus pulchellus Wall. ex Voigt subsp. tenuiflorus (Spruce ex Benth.) Verdc.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Abrus stictosperma Berhaut

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Harder, D. K. 2000. Typification and new combinations in Abrus Adanson (Fabaceae, Faboideae, Abreae). Novon 10:124.
Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist Note: = Abrus pulchellus subsp. tenuiflorus (Benth.) Verdc.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	Reference
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Tanzania	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist Note: = Abrus pulchellus subsp. tenuiflorus (Benth.) Verdc.
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Uganda	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist Note: = Abrus pulchellus subsp. tenuiflorus (Benth.) Verdc.
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Ethiopia	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist Note: = Abrus pulchellus subsp. tenuiflorus (Benth.) Verdc.
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Sudan	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist Note: = Abrus pulchellus subsp. tenuiflorus (Benth.) Verdc.
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Angola	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist Note: = Abrus pulchellus subsp. tenuiflorus (Benth.) Verdc.
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Mozambique	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist Note: = Abrus pulchellus subsp. tenuiflorus (Benth.) Verdc.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Ghana	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist Note: = Abrus pulchellus subsp. tenuiflorus (Benth.) Verdc.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Liberia	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist Note: = Abrus pulchellus subsp. tenuiflorus (Benth.) Verdc.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Nigeria	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist Note: = Abrus pulchellus subsp. tenuiflorus (Benth.) Verdc.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Senegal	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist Note: = Abrus pulchellus subsp. tenuiflorus (Benth.) Verdc.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Sierra Leone	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist Note: = Abrus pulchellus subsp. tenuiflorus (Benth.) Verdc.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Togo	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist Note: = Abrus pulchellus subsp. tenuiflorus (Benth.) Verdc.
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Cameroon	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist Note: = Abrus pulchellus subsp. tenuiflorus (Benth.) Verdc.
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist Note: = Abrus pulchellus subsp. tenuiflorus (Benth.) Verdc.
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Equatorial Guinea	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist Note: = Abrus pulchellus subsp. tenuiflorus (Benth.) Verdc.
4	Naturalized	Southern America		South America

Native
Africa

NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia, Sudan
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Tanzania, Uganda
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Mozambique

Naturalized
Southern America

REGION: South America

Reference(s)

Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist Note: = Abrus pulchellus subsp. tenuiflorus (Benth.) Verdc.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=437235. Accessed 15 May 2026.