Rosary Pea / Crabs Eye
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swahili name
Motipitipi
More Local Names
borana:
DIGO:
duruma:
giriama:
Mturi-turi
kamba:
kauma:
kikuyu:
kipsigis:
kisii:
kuria:
luhya:
LUO:
Ombulu
maasai:
maragoli:
meru:
mijikenda:
nandi:
NUBI:
OGIEK:
pokomo:
pokot:
rabai:
sabaot:
samburu:
suba:
TURKANA:
Scientific Name
Abrus precatorius
plant family
Plant Details and use
HABITAT:
Native to Asia and Australia.
Considered an invasive plant in Africa. Its a herbaceous flowering plant in the bean family. A slender perennial climber with long pinnate leaves that twine around trees.
treatable conditions
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