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Jamaica
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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.
also known as
devil bead, jumbee bead
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Jamaica
Jamaica
Dwight Marshalleck
9 years ago

Wrong. This is the highly toxic rosary pea, Abrus precatorius.

Jamaica
Jamaica
TJ
3 years ago

Same thing @Dwight.