*Glycine max (Linnaeus) Merrill. Common name: Soybean. Phenology: Jul-Oct. Habitat: Abundantly cultivated as a crop, rarely persisting as a waif. Distribution: Native of e. Asia.
Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia
Other Comments: One of the most important legume crops in the world.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Can, F, FNA11.1, Il, K4, Mi, Mo3, NcTx, NE, NY, RAB, SE3, Isely (1998); Phaseolus max L.; = n/a — C, Pa; > Glycine max (L.) Merr. — NS; > Glycine max ssp. max — POWO; > Glycine max ssp. soja — POWO; > Glycine soja Siebold & Zucc. — NS, Tat. Basionym: Phaseolus max L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Glycine max - FNA11.1
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