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Taxon:  Glycine max (L.) Merr.



Summary
Genus:
Glycine
Subgenus:
Soja
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Phaseoleae
Subtribe:
Glycininae
Nomen number:
17711
Place of publication:
Interpr. Herb. amboin. 274. 1917
Verified:
03/19/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
11 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Phaseolus max L.

Autonym(s)
Glycine max (L.) Merr. subsp. max

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Soja max (L.) Piper

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Dolichos soja L.
Glycine gracilis Skvortsov
Glycine hispida (Moench) Maxim.
Glycine hispida (Moench) Maxim. var. brunnea Skvortsov
Glycine hispida (Moench) Maxim. var. hispida
Glycine hispida (Moench) Maxim. var. lutea Skvortsov
Glycine soja (L.) Merr.
Soja hispida Moench
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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
edamame –
soya –
soya-bean –
soybean –
French
soja –
German
Sojabohne –
Italian
soia –
Japanese Rōmaji
daizu –
Portuguese
soja –
Spanish
frijol de soya –
haba soya –
soja –
Swedish
sojaböna –
Transcribed Chinese
da dou –
Transcribed Korean
kong –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2Cultivated    widely cult.
4Naturalized    widely natzd.
6Other    origin e. Asia
Cultivated (widely cult.)
Naturalized (widely natzd.)
Other (origin e. Asia)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodfodder Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Environmentalsoil improver Lock, J. M. & K. Simpson. 1991. Legumes of West Asia: a checklist
Food additivesflavoring Rosengarten, F. 1984. The book of edible nuts 324-327.
Food additivesflavoringsoy sauceMabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Fuelspotential as petroleum substitute/alcoholfide http://www.iea.org/textbase/nppdf/free/2004/biofuels2004.pdf,International Energy Agency. 2004. Biofuels for transport: an international perspective. (on-line resource). 1-216. URL: http://www.iea.org/textbase/nppdf/free/2004/biofuels2004.pdf
Human foodoil/fat Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Human foodpulse Rosengarten, F. 1984. The book of edible nuts 324-327.
Human foodstarch Rosengarten, F. 1984. The book of edible nuts 324-327.
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. 1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning Note: poisonous
Vertebrate poisonsmammalsonly trichloroethylene-extracted soybean-oil mealKingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. Note: poisonous
Weedpotential seed contaminantG. gracilis formMabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2


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