Glycyrrhiza | |
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Glycyrrhiza glabra | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Clade: | Inverted repeat-lacking clade |
Genus: |
Glycyrrhiza L. |
Synonyms [1] [2] | |
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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, [3] from which most confectionery liquorice is produced.
17 species are accepted: [2] [4]
Glycyrrhiza | |
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Glycyrrhiza glabra | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Clade: | Inverted repeat-lacking clade |
Genus: |
Glycyrrhiza L. |
Synonyms [1] [2] | |
|
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, [3] from which most confectionery liquorice is produced.
17 species are accepted: [2] [4]