Glycyrrhiza
glabra (Liquorice)
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Eurosid I > Fabales
> Family: Fabaceae > Subfamily:
Papilionoideae
Native to southern Europe and Asia. Has
become naturalised in the Western and Eastern Cape. The sweet
substance called liquorice is extracted from the roots of this
plant through a boiling process.
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