17; see text Abrus is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, and the only genus in the tribe Abreae.

The highly toxic seeds of that species are used to make jewellery.

[3][4][5] Species range naturally across tropical Africa, Madagascar, the Arabian Peninsula, south and southeast Asia, southern China, New Guinea, and Australia.

Some species have been introduced to the tropical Americas.

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