Glycine max (L.)Merr.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Glycine Willd.
Tribe: Phaseoleae
References: [210][302][754][827][1850][1930]

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Other names:

• Dolichos soja L. [Synonym] [1179][1712][1430][1292][302]
  
• Glycine gracilis Skvortzov [Synonym] [302]
  
• Glycine hispida (Moench)Maxim. [Synonym] [302][1930]
  
• Phaseolus max L. [Synonym] [1712][1430][1179][302]
  
• Soja angustifolia Miq. [Synonym] [302]
  
• Soja hispida Moench [Synonym] [1712][302]
  
• Soja japonica Savi [Synonym] [302]
  
• Soja max (L.)Piper [Synonym] [302]
  
• Soja viridis Savi [Synonym] [302]
  

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Common Names:

• Fejao-soja [1414]
  
• GM Soya [3137]
  
• Soja [1414] [1915]
  
• Soya [2157]
  
• Soya Bean [302]
  
• Soyabean [2916]
  
• Soybean [1850] [1902] [302]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
• Lifespan:
  • Annual
• Stems:
  • Climbing
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
  • 1988(Europe)ESFEDS
  • 1990(New Zealand & Pacific)Horn P
  • 1993 Adams BR
  • 1993 Polhill RM
  • 1993 Zarucchi JL
  • 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
  • 1996(Japan)Ohashi H
  • 1998 Heald J
  • 1999 Bisby FA
  • 1999-08 Heald J
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 1997 Newell CA
• Conservation Status:
  • Cultigen not known in the wild

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Uses:

• Domestic [1862]
  
• Environmental [1862]
  
• Food and Drink [1862] [302]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa [24] [210] [2286]
  • Egypt [2286]
  • Ethiopia [24]
  • Kenya [210]
  • Morocco [2286]
  • Nigeria [2286]
  • South Africa [2286]
  • Tanzania [210]
  • Zambia [2286]
  • Zimbabwe [2286]

• Asia [1914] [1929] [1930] [1938] [1939] [1942] [1947] [1957] [1969] [2286] [3074]
  • Afghanistan [1939]
  • Bhutan [1947]
  • Burma [1938] [2286]
  • China [1938] [2286]
  • India [2286]
  • India-ISO [1914]
  • Indonesia-ISO [1969] [2286]
  • Iran [2286]
  • Iraq [1939]
  • Japan [1930] [2286]
  • Korea [2286]
  • Laos [1942]
  • Malaysia-ISO [3074]
  • Myanmar [1938] [2286]
  • Nepal [1938]
  • Pakistan [1938] [2286]
  • Philippines [2286]
  • Sri Lanka [1957]
  • Taiwan [1929] [2286]
  • Thailand [2286]
  • USSR [2286]
  • Vietnam [1942]

• Australasia [261] [1880] [2286]
  • Australia [1880] [2286]
    • Queensland [1880]
  • Papua New Guinea [261]

• Caribbean [2157] [2286]
  • Caribbean-TRP [1290] [1430]
  • Dominican Republic [2157]
  • Haiti [2157]
  • Jamaica [2286]

• Central America [1188] [2286]
  • Guatemala [2286]
  • Mexico(South East) [1188]

• Europe [2286]
  • Bulgaria [2286]
  • Czechoslovakia [2286]
  • France [2286]
  • Hungary [2286]
  • Italy [2286]
  • Romania [2286]
  • Spain [2286]
  • Turkey in Europe [2286]
  • Yugoslavia [2286]

• Indian Ocean [3151]
  • Mauritius [3151]

• North America [1850] [2286]
  • Canada [2286]
  • United States [1271] [1326] [1431] [1850] [2286]

• Pacific Ocean [2086] [2264]
  • Fiji [2264]
  • New Zealand(North) [2086]
  • New Zealand(South) [2086]

• South America [1712] [2286]
  • Argentina [2286]
  • Bolivia [2286]
  • Brazil [1414] [2286]
  • Colombia [1292] [2286]
  • Ecuador [2286]
  • Galapagos [1712]
  • Paraguay [2286]
  • Peru [2286]
  • Uruguay [2286]
  • Venezuela [2286]

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Notes:

• Two subspecies: see subsp. max and subsp. soja.
  
• Subsp. soja is the ancestor of the cultivated subsp. max. [2916]
  
• Yields an abundant supply of both oil and protein. [2916]
  
• Provides about 35% of the world's human protein. [2916]
  
• An early genetically modified cultivar (GM Soya) was cv. 'Roundup Ready'. [3137]
  
• Monsanto Corp. created cv. 'Roundup Ready', tolerant to glyphosate herbicide. [3137]
  
• Monsanto Corp. markets the herbicide, as "Roundup", and the GM Soya. [3137]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 14:05:26