Glycine (plant)
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Glycine is a genus in the bean family Fabaceae. The most well known species is the soybean (Glycine max).
Glycine species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species: The Engrailed, The Nutmeg and Turnip Moth have all been recorded on soybean.
[edit] Species
Subgenus Glycine
- G. albicans Tind. & Craven
- G. arenaria Tind.
- G. argyrea Tind.
- G. canescens F.J. Herm.
- G. clandestina Wendl.
- G. curvata Tind.
- G. cyrtoloba Tind.
- G. falcata Benth.
- G. hirticaulis Tind. & Craven
- G. lactovirens Tind. & Craven
- G. latifolia (Benth.) Newell & Hymowitz
- G. latrobeana (Meissn.) Benth.
- G. microphylla (Benth.) Tind.
- G. pindanica Tind. & Craven
- G. tabacina (Labill.) Benth.
- G. tomentella Hayata
Subgenus Soja (Moench) F.J. Herm.
- G. soja Sieb. & Zucc.
- Soybean G. max (L.) Merr.
