Periandra mediterranea (Vell.) Taub.

Brazilian licorice (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Periandra

Characteristics

A shrub or climber which keeps growing from year to year. It grows 3 m tall. The leaves have 3 leaflets. The flower stalk is twisted, turning the flower up side down. The flower is dark blue to purple.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature height (meter) 2.75
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Environment

Found in a range of habitats including cerrado, brejo, mata vegetation, rocky slopes, grassland and low woodland; at elevations up to 800 metres.
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A tropical plant. It grows in the moist tropics. It grows between 600-1,500 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The roots are used like liquorice.
Uses experimental purposes food medicinal wood
Edible roots
Therapeutic use -
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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Flower

Periandra mediterranea flower picture by Renato Lima (cc-by-nc-sa)

Distribution

Periandra mediterranea world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) and Brazil

Conservation status

Periandra mediterranea threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1148148-2
WFO ID wfo-0000168374
COL ID 6V4PL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Glycyrrhiza mediterranea Periandra dulcis Periandra angulata Periandra angustifolia Periandra racemosa Glycinopsis mediterranea Periandra mediterranea var. mediterranea Periandra mediterranea Periandra mediterranea var. linearifoliolata Periandra mediterranea var. microphylla Periandra mediterranea var. mucronata

Lower taxons

Periandra mediterranea var. mucronata