Scientific name Glycyrrhiza Rank Genus | Higher classification Faboideae | |
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Lower classifications Liquorice, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Glycyrrhiza lepidota | ||
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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.
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The genus is best known for liquorice (British English; licorice in American English), G. glabra, a species native to Eurasia and North Africa, from which most confectionery liquorice is produced.
Species
Species include:
References
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