Rosary Pea (Abrus precatorius): Pretty Seed, Deadly Protein — AIP Monograph No. 1
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Abstract
Rosary pea, crab's eye (Abrus precatorius): what abrin does, the poisonings on record, how to tell the seed from look-alikes, and Australian law. Contributors: Dr Fiona MacAllister — Botanical verification and field photographs Dr Eleanor Whitcombe — Clinical toxicology review Jesse Kirby — Title, search and presentation review Geoffrey Larkin — Legal and regulatory review AIP Monograph No. 1. Published by the Australian Institute of Pharmacognosy, Cardwell, Queensland. Live edition: https://www.australian-pharmacognosy.org/blog/abrus-precatorius/
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View paper (DOI)Open access versionOpenAlexZenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)Published 2026-09-21
Authors: Luke Iggulden, Thomas Ridley, Fiona MacAllister, Eleanor Whitcombe, Jesse Kirby, Geoffrey Larkin
Institutions: Australian Institute of Physics