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About    Taxonomy


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CLASSIFICATION


TAXON 


Glycyrrhiza glabra L.

FAMILY 


Fabaceae Lindl.

ALTERNATE FAMILY


nom. cons.

OTHER FAMILY:


Papilionaceae

TRIBE


Faboideae

SUBTRIBE


Galegeae

CLASSIFICATION


Glycyrrhizinae

GENUS 


Glycyrrhiza L.

SPECIES


glabra L. Sp. pl. 2:742. 1753


Plant Description


Herbaceous perennial, growing to 1 m in height, with pinnate leaves about 7–15 centimetres (3–6 inches) long, with 9–17 leaflets. The flowers are 0.8–1.2 cm (1/3 to 1/2 inch) long, purple to pale whitish blue, produced in a loose inflorescence. The fruit is an oblong pod, 2–3 centimetres (about 1 inch) long, containing several seeds.

 

*Description source: Not verified.

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