Glycyrrhiza echinata
| Glycyrrhiza echinata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Glycyrrhiza |
| Species: | G. echinata |
| Binomial name | |
| Glycyrrhiza echinata L. [1] | |
Glycyrrhiza echinata is a species of flowering plant in the genus Glycyrrhiza.
Distribution
Glycyrrhiza echinata is native to south-eastern Europe, adjacent parts of West Asia and East Asia.[2]
Taxonomy
Glycyrrhiza echinata was one of the species described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1753 work Species Plantarum, the starting point for botanical nomenclature. It has many common names, including Roman licorice,[2] Eastern European licorice[3] and Hungarian licorice.[4]
References
- ↑ "Glycyrrhiza echinata L.". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Johannes Seidemann (2005). "Glycyrrhiza L. – licorice, liquorice, sweetwood – Fabaceae (Leguminosae)". World Spice Plants: Economic Usage, Botany, Taxonomy. Springer. pp. 169–170. ISBN 9783540222798.
- ↑ Zoë Gardner & Michael McGuffin (2013). "Glycyrrhiza spp.". American Herbal Products Association’s Botanical Safety Handbook (2nd ed.). CRC Press. pp. 417–422. ISBN 9781466516946.
- ↑ Debra Rayburn (2007). "Licorice". Let's Get Natural with Herbs. Ozark Mountain Publishing. pp. 265–266. ISBN 9781886940956.