Glycyrrhiza
| Glycyrrhiza | |
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| Glycyrrhiza glabra | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Clade: | Inverted repeat-lacking clade |
| Genus: | Glycyrrhiza L. |
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Plant as used in Chinese herbology (crude medicine)
Glycyrrhiza is a genus of about 20 accepted species in the legume family (Fabaceae), with a subcosmopolitan distribution in Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas.[1]
The genus is best known for liquorice (British English; licorice in American English), G. glabra, a species native to Eurasia and North Africa,[2] from which most confectionery liquorice is produced.
Species[]
Species include:[3]
- Glycyrrhiza acanthocarpa
- Glycyrrhiza aspera
- Glycyrrhiza echinata
- Glycyrrhiza glabra – liquorice, licorice
- Glycyrrhiza inflata
- Glycyrrhiza lepidota – American licorice
- Glycyrrhiza squamulosa
- Glycyrrhiza uralensis
- Glycyrrhiza yunnanensis
References[]
- ^ a b Bojian Bao and Kai Larsen, "Glycyrrhiza Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 741. 1753", Flora of ChinaCS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- ^ Bojian Bao and Kai Larsen, "Glycyrrhiza glabra Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 742. 1753", Flora of ChinaCS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- ^ ILDIS home page
External links[]
Categories:
- Glycyrrhiza
- Faboideae
- Plants used in traditional Chinese medicine
- Fabaceae genera