Glycine max subsp. soja
(Siebold & Zuccarini)
Wild soya bean
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves, Seeds
Both the leaves and seeds are edible. The seeds are used as a grain and must be well cooked before consumption.
Known Hazards
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant. It grows between 150-2,650 m above sea level in China. It grows in wetlands.
Afghanistan, Asia, China, Europe, India, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Russia, Taiwan, Turkey, Türkiye,
Countries: Andorra, United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, Belarus, Switzerland, China, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Georgia, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Iceland, Italy, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Myanmar, Mongolia, Malta, Maldives, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
An annual climber. The branches are slender. The leaves have 3 leaflets. The leaflets are broadly sword shaped. The flowers are purple-red. They are 4 mm long. They are in groups in the axils of leaves. The pods are 3 cm long and 4 mm wide. There are 2-4 black seeds.
Notes
There are 10 Glycine species.
Names & Synonyms
Glycine formosa Hosok.Glycine soja Siebold & Zucc.and others
References (9)
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