Fabaceae

Glycine Willd.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 3: 1053 (1802), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Asia to Australia.

Distribution

Native to:

Amur, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Fiji, Hainan, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Laos, Manchuria, Marianas, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Philippines, Primorye, Qinghai, Queensland, South Australia, Taiwan, Tasmania, Thailand, Tibet, Tonga, Vanuatu, Victoria, Vietnam, Western Australia, Xinjiang

Introduced into:

Alabama, Assam, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cayman Is., Central European Russia, Chad, Colombia, Congo, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Galápagos, Great Britain, Guinea, Hawaii, Honduras, Illinois, India, Iraq, Ireland, Jawa, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kirgizstan, Maryland, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Niue, Norfolk Is., North Caucasus, North European Russia, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, Samoa, South European Russia, Sri Lanka, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Transcaucasus, Trinidad-Tobago, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vermont, West Himalaya, Wisconsin

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5513] Burma K001121140 Unknown Type Material Yes
McCallum Webster, M. [939] Zambia K000628363 Yes
Pawek, J. [5596] Malawi K000628362 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5511] K001121136 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5511] K001121137 Unknown Type Material Yes
Backhouse, J. [s.n.] Australia K000279146 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0