Glycyrrhiza echinata
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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
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b 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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