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]

Glycyrrhiza
Glycyrrhiza glabra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Clade: Inverted repeat-lacking clade
Genus: Glycyrrhiza
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Synonyms[1][2]
  • Clidanthera R.Br. (1849)
  • Liquiritia Medik. (1787)
  • Meristotropis Fisch. & C.A.Mey. (1843)
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

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17 species are accepted:[2][4]

References

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