Glycine max, (L.) Merr.
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1. G. max (L.) Merr. View in CoL , Interpr. Rumph. Herb. Amb. 274 (1917)
{ G. hispida (Moench) Maxim. ).
Erect annual 30-200 cm, hispid with reddish-brown hairs. Leaflets 3-15 cm, ovate-elliptical. Racemes 5- to 8-flowered. Calyx (4-)5-7 mm; corolla (4-5-)6-7 mm, violet, pink or white. Legume 25-80x8-15 mm, pendent. Seeds 2-A, 6-11 mm. Cultivated in S.E. Europe for the extraction o f oil, for the edible seeds, and for fodder.
The origin of this species (the soya-bean of commerce) is not known. It has possibly been derived from G. soja Siebold & Zucc., Abh. Akad. Wiss. {München) 4(2): 119 (1846) { G. ussuriensis Regel & Maack ), a native of E. Asia.
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Glycine max
| Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. 1981 |
G. max (L.)
| Merr. 1917: 274 |