Abrus precatorius
Uses
India: seeds boiled and eaten.
Additional Information
- Name Authority:
- L.
- Vernaculars:
- India (Sanskrit[/Hindi?]: Gunja, Rakrita. (English): Rati seed.
- Misc:
- This plant is regularly cultivated in Egypt. Chemical composition (amino acids per 16g nitrogen): Histidine = 3.29g. Proline = 8.6g. Nene reports the plant to be poisonous. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2044.2001.02316.x/full
