Glycyrrhiza

<i>Glycyrrhiza</i>

Glycyrrhiza

Genus of plants

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]

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Glycyrrhiza echinata Fruits and Seeds - MHNT
Plant as used in Chinese herbology (crude medicine)

The genus is best known for liquorice (British English; licorice in American English), G. glabra, a species native to Eurasia and North Africa,[3] from which most confectionery liquorice is produced.

Species

17 species are accepted:[2][4]

References

  1. [1]
    Bojian Bao; Kai Larsen, "Glycyrrhiza Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 741. 1753", Flora of China
  2. [2]
    Glycyrrhiza Tourn. ex L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  3. [3]
    Bojian Bao; Kai Larsen, "Glycyrrhiza glabra Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 742. 1753", Flora of China
  4. [4]
    ILDIS home page
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