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1 The fruit is a pea-shaped pod approximately 4 cm in length
The fruit is a pea-shaped pod approximately 4 cm in length. When opened and dried, 3 to 5 scarlet pea-sized seeds with a small black spot at the point of attachment are found. As shown, these seeds are glossy and colored bright red and black. The rosary pea contains the toxalbumin abrin. Abrus precatorius has many common names including jequirty pea, rosary pea, Indian bean, Buddhist’s rosary bead, prayer bead, and crab’s eye. It thrives in the tropical climates of South and Central America, the Caribbean, and Florida. (Reproduced with permission from Shih RD, Goldfrank LR. Plants. In: Goldfrank’s Toxicologic Emergencies, 6th ed. McGraw-Hill, New York, 1998, p ) Source: Chapter 17. Toxicology, Atlas of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 2e Citation: Shah BR, Lucchesi M, Amodio J, Silverberg M. Atlas of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 2e; 2013 Available at: Accessed: October 06, 2017 Copyright © 2017 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved


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