Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Abrus precatorius
perlas rojas, regaliz americano, árbol del rosario, bejuco de peonia, rosary pea, coral bead vine, gunj
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Abrus
Species
precatorius
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Abrus abrus (L.) W. Wight
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1997
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: Invasive
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
- Guézou, A. Trueman, M., Buddenhagen, E., Chamorro, S., Guerrero, A.M., Pozo, P., Atkinson, R. (2010) An extensive Alien Plan Inventory from the Inhabited Areas of Galapagos Plos One/ www.plosone.org. Volume 5/ Issue 4/e10276
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"Galapagos Species Database, Abrus precatorius", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=1679. Accessed 17 March 2025.