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]
Synonyms[2]
	Glycyrrhiza inermis Boros; Glycyrrhiza macedonica Boiss. & Orph.;

Glycyrrhiza echinata is a species of flowering plant in the genus Glycyrrhiza, with various common names that include Chinese licorice,[3] German liquorice,[3][4] and hedgehog liquorice,[3] Eastern European licorice,[5] Hungarian licorice,[6] and Roman licorice.[7] It is used as a flavouring and medicinally, and to produce Russian and German liquorice.[8]

Distribution

Glycyrrhiza echinata is native to south-eastern Europe, adjacent parts of West Asia and East Asia.[7]

Taxonomy

Glycyrrhiza echinata was one of the species described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1753 work Species Plantarum, the starting point for botanical nomenclature.

References

"Glycyrrhiza echinata L." Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 7 March 2017
USDA GRIN Taxonomy, retrieved 7 March 2017
"BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
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.
Johannes Seidemann (2005). "Glycyrrhiza L. – licorice, liquorice, sweetwood – Fabaceae (Leguminosae)". World Spice Plants: Economic Usage, Botany, Taxonomy. Springer. pp. 169–170. ISBN 9783540222798.
Plants for a Future, retrieved 8 March 2017

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[1] "Glycyrrhiza echinata L." Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved November 8, 2013.

[2] The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 7 March 2017

[GRIN-3] USDA GRIN Taxonomy, retrieved 7 March 2017

[BSBI07-4] "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[5] Zoë Gardner & Michael McGuffin (2013). "Glycyrrhiza spp.". American Herbal Products Association’s Botanical Safety Handbook (2nd ed.). CRC Press. pp. 417–422. ISBN 9781466516946.

[6] Debra Rayburn (2007). "Licorice". Let's Get Natural with Herbs. Ozark Mountain Publishing. pp. 265–266. ISBN 9781886940956.

[Seidemann-7] Johannes Seidemann (2005). "Glycyrrhiza L. – licorice, liquorice, sweetwood – Fabaceae (Leguminosae)". World Spice Plants: Economic Usage, Botany, Taxonomy. Springer. pp. 169–170. ISBN 9783540222798.

[8] Plants for a Future, retrieved 8 March 2017