Glycyrrhiza yunnanensis S.H.Cheng & L.K.Tai ex P.C.Li

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Glycyrrhiza

Characteristics

Herbs, perennial. Stem 60-100(-120) cm tall, densely scaly glandular punctate, sparsely pubescent. Leaves 8-10 cm, 7-15-foliolate; stipules lanceolate, 5-7 × 2-3 mm, glandular punctate, glabrous; petiole densely scaly glandular punctate, densely villous; leaflets lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, 2-5 × 0.7-1.5 cm, densely scaly glandular punctate, sparsely pubes­cent, base cuneate, apex acuminate. Racemes much flowered, globose or subglobose; rachis shorter than leaf, densely scaly glandular punctate, villous when young; bracts lanceolate, 6-7 mm, densely glandular punctate. Calyx campanulate, ca. 5 mm, sparsely scaly glandular punctate and pubescent, 5-toothed; upper 2 teeth partly joined. Corolla purple; standard narrowly ovate or elliptic, 6-9 mm, very shortly clawed; wings 5-6 mm; keel slightly shorter than wings, clawed, auriculate. Legume dense, narrowly ovoid, 12-18 × 4-6 mm, densely spiny, apex cuspidate. Seeds brown, ca. 4 mm. Fl. May-Jun, fr. Jul-Sep. 2n = 16*.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.8 - 1.25
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Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

Usage

Uses -
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Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
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Distribution

Glycyrrhiza yunnanensis world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:928750-1
WFO ID wfo-0000186034
COL ID 3GFRN
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Glycyrrhiza yunnanensis