Crab’s Eye, Rosary Pea PRODUCT NAME
Abrus precatorius (Linn.) SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Crab's Eye |
| Local Name: | English: Jequirity, Crab's Eye, Rosary Pea, 'John Crow' Bead, Precatory bean, Indian Licorice, Saga Tree or Giddee Giddee India: Kalapakundri (Irula), Kanapegunji (Kurumba), Gundu mani (Tamil), Gunja (Sanskrit), Ratti (Hindi), Gunj, Guj (Marathi), Kunch (Bengali), Guluganji (Telugu), Kunni (Malayalam) Philippines: ansasaga |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
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| Product Description: | An unarmed climber. Flower: in terminal or axillary racemes, pink to white. Fruit: an oblong, thinly septate, wrinkled pod, black when dry. Seeds: about 5, blood red with a black eye. Seeds are toxic. |
| NTFP Classification: | Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics, Crafts and furniture making |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | India Indonesia Philippines |
| Description: | In scrub jungles up to 600 m, on thickets. Indian subcontinent, Tropical Africa. |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | leaves, leaflets seeds |
| Uses: | In India, the dried leaves are eaten with paan (betel leaf). Seeds are used for making jewelry. |
| Origin: | Indonesia (native) |
| Management Practices: | Seeds are handpicked when pods are already open. Misc: Caterpillars of common Cerulean and Indian Sunbeam butterflies feed on the plant. |
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| Partners: | Keystone, India NATRIPAL, Palawan, Philippines |
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| External Links: | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abrus_precatorius http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ABPR3 |
