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US Virgin Islands
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The seeds and plant of the climbing legume Abrus precatorius. It is primarily known for its brightly coloured seeds which are used in jewelry, art and craft, and as filling for percussion instruments and shakers. Most seeds are bright red with a black eye. However, they also occur in full red, full black, green, and white.
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6 comments
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
Gillian Belfon
9 years ago

Being a natural and botanical jeweler these seeds are very adorable and attractive.However if eaten they are poisonous.

Aruba
Aruba
T. Johnson
8 years ago

Called 'jumbie beads' in Saba. Indeed, very poisonous. The plant is known as 'jumbie bead bush'.

Bahamas
Bahamas
Benreal
8 years ago

How poisonous?

St. Lucia
St. Lucia
merana james
7 years ago

this is growing wild in my back yard very difficult to destroy, the seeds are indeed very pretty. I have collected a few and often wonder what could be done with them like some kind of craft, etc. can someone send me some tips, now that I am retired I could start a new hobby.

British Virgin Isles.
British Virgin Isles.
tdh
6 years ago

jumbie bead or lady bug

Grenada
Grenada
2 years ago

Donkey eye ...we call small one crab eye