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Soybeans
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Soybeans

Glycine

Glycine is a genus in the bean family Fabaceae. The best known species is the cultivated soybean (Glycine max). While the majority of the species are found only in Australia, the soybean's native range is in East Asia. A few species extend from Australia to East Asia (e.g., G. tomentella and G. tabacina).

Glycine species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species: the engrailed, nutmeg and turnip moths have all been recorded on soybean.

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21 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Twining Glycine

speciesGlycine clandestina

Soybean

speciesGlycine max

Glycine Pea

speciesGlycine tabacina

Twining Glycine

speciesGlycine rubiginosa

Small-leaf Glycine

speciesGlycine microphylla

Rusty Glycine

speciesGlycine tomentella

clover glycine

speciesGlycine latrobeana

basketlike-lobed soybean

speciesGlycine cyrtoloba

silky glycine

speciesGlycine canescens

silvery soybean

speciesGlycine argyrea

Glycine dolichocarpa

speciesGlycine dolichocarpa

Glycine stenophita

speciesGlycine stenophita

Glycine falcata

speciesGlycine falcata

Glycine latifolia

speciesGlycine latifolia

Glycine peratosa

speciesGlycine peratosa

Glycine lactovirens

speciesGlycine lactovirens

Glycine arenaria

speciesGlycine arenaria

Glycine hirticaulis

speciesGlycine hirticaulis

Glycine koidzumii

speciesGlycine koidzumii

Glycine pindanica

speciesGlycine pindanica

Glycine curvata

speciesGlycine curvata

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Soybeans in Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao (Vol. 1)

Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao (Vol. 1)

吳其濬 · 1848 · p.38

Soybeans in Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao (Vol. 1)

Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao (Vol. 1)

吳其濬 · 1848 · p.35

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 122903.