Glycyrrhiza echinata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Glycyrrhiza |
| Species: | G. 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 licorice,[3][4] and hedgehog licorice,[3] Eastern European licorice,[5] Hungarian licorice,[6] Prickly licorice,[7] and Roman licorice.[8] It is used as a flavoring and medicinally, and to produce Russian and German licorice.[9]
Distribution
Glycyrrhiza echinata is native to
Taxonomy
Glycyrrhiza echinata was one of the species described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1753 work Species Plantarum, the starting point for botanical nomenclature. The Latin specific epithet of echinata refers to hedgehog, from echinus, meaning 'prickly'.[10]
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 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ISBN 9781466516946.
- ISBN 9781886940956.
- OCLC 716569354.
- ^ ISBN 9783540222798.
- ^ Plants for a Future, retrieved 8 March 2017
- ISBN 9780881926279.
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