Fabaceae
Glycine

Glycine max (L.) Merr.

First published in Interpr. Herb. Amboin.: 274 (1917)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Russian Far East to China and Temp. E. Asia. It is a scrambling annual or perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome. It is has environmental uses, as animal food, a poison and a medicine and for fuel and food.

Descriptions

Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds Protein Content

40.00% Entire seed/nut. Moisture content not stated (Vaughan, 1970)

[SID]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Cultigen not known in the wild
Ecology
Africa: Cultivated
Morphology General Habit
Annual, Climbing/Not climbing, Herb
Vernacular
Bhat, Bhatwar, Bhetmas, Boo-mae, Ekme Soya, Fejao-soja, Gauruotoji Soja, Glicine, Glitzine Krupneishaya, Glitzine Shchetinistaya, GM Soya, Karvane Sojauba, Kitaiskie Boby, Ram Kurthi, Ramkurthi, Rgya-sran, Sarmataina Soja, Soe Mare, Soijapapu, Soja, Sojab
[ILDIS]

Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/

Vernacular
arveja soya, fríjol soya, frisol sojo, haba soya, poroto, soja, soya
[UNAL]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Cultivada en Colombia; Alt. 500 - 1100 m.; Amazonia, Valle del Cauca, Valle del Magdalena.
Morphology General Habit
Hierba, arbusto
[CPLC]

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Amazonia. Elevation range: 500–1100 m a.s.l. Cultivated in Colombia. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Caquetá, Tolima, Valle del Cauca.
Habit
Herb, Shrub.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, shrubland, artificial - terrestrial.
Vernacular
Haba soya, Soya
[UPFC]

Uses

Use
Chemical products, Domestic, Environmental, Fibre, Food and Drink, Forage, Medicine
[ILDIS]

Use Animal Food
Used as animal food.
Use Environmental
Environmental uses.
Use Fuel
Used for fuels.
Use Gene Sources
Used as gene sources.
Use Food
Used for food.
Use Materials
Used as material.
Use Medicines
Medical uses.
Use Poisons
Poisons.
[UPFC]

Common Names

English
Soya Bean

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Seed Information Database

    • Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. (2019) Seed Information Database (SID). Version 7.1. Available from: http://data.kew.org/sid/ (September 2019)
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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