Linnaeus, C. (October 1767), Systema Naturae Edn. 12, 2: 472 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (none cited)

Mueller, F.J.H. von in Hooker, W.J. (ed.) (1856), North Australian Botany. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany 8: 324 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 270 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Abrus pauciflorus Desv. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Abrus squamulosus E.Mey. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 41 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 140 [secondary reference]

common name: Crab's-eyes [n/a]

• Vernacular: Boan
• Vernacular: Do-anjin-jin
• Vernacular: Pundir-Pundir
• Vernacular: Jequerity

Domin, K. (1926), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 771-772 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Abrus pauciflorus Desv. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Abrus squamulosus E.Mey. legitimate

Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), The Gymnospermae and Angiospermae collected on the Arnhem Land Expedition. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 244 [secondary reference]

Breteler, F.J. (1960), Revision of Abrus Adanson (Pap.) with special reference to Africa. Blumea 10(2): 617-620, Fig. 5 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Ceylon, Herbarium Hermann, Flora Zeylanica 284 (BM)"

Chippendale, G.M. & Murray, L.R. (1963), Poisonous Plants of the Northern Territory: 44, Fig. 19 [secondary reference]

common name: Crab's Eyes [n/a]

Verdcourt, B. (1970), Studies in the Leguminosae-Papilionoideae for the 'Flora of Tropical East Africa': II. Kew Bulletin 24(2): 240-242 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 239 [secondary reference]

Williams, K.A.W. (1980), Native Plants of Queensland Edn. 2, 1: 2 [secondary reference]

common name: Crabs Eyes [n/a] common name: Giddee Giddee [n/a]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Fabaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 316, 320, Fig. 53A [secondary reference]

common name: Rosary Pea [n/a] common name: Precatory Bean [n/a] common name: Crab's Eye [n/a]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 91 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 32 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Papilionaceae (Fabaceae). Flora of the Kimberley Region: 365, Fig. 108A APC [secondary reference]

common name: Crab's eye [n/a]

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld, NSW

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Fruits of the Rainforest: 12-13, Fig. 1 [secondary reference]

common name: Crab's Eye Vine [n/a] common name: Gidee Gidee [n/a]

Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest: 305 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R., Leach, G.J. & Cowie, I.D. (1995), Flora of the Darwin Region 2: 46, Fig. 16 [secondary reference]

common name: Crab's Eyes [n/a]

Kenneally, K.F., Edinger, D.C. & Willing, T. (1996), Broome and Beyond. Plants and people of the Dampier Peninsula, Kimberley, Western Australia: 151 [secondary reference]

common name: Crabs Eye Bean [n/a]

• Vernacular: ngaming-ngaming (Bardi)
• Vernacular: jinjalgurany (Yawuru)

Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. (2003), Australian tropical rain forest plants. Trees, Shrubs and Vines: Code 2507 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 200 [secondary reference]

common name: Rosary Pea [n/a] common name: Crab's Eye Vine [n/a] common name: Gidee Gidee [n/a]

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