Fabaceae

Glycine

Glycine tabacina (Labill.) Benth.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Glycine

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 澎湖大豆, 烟豆, 煙豆
English: Glycine
Japanese: ボウコツルマメ

Synonyms

Chrystolia violacea Montrouz.
Desmodium novo-hollandicum F.Muell.
Glycine membranacea Ohwi
Glycine pescadrensis Hayata
Glycine tabacina var. typica Domin
Glycine tabacina var. uncinata Benth.
Kennedia tabacina Labill.
Kennedynella elongata Steud.
Kennedynella tabacina (Labill.) Steud.
Leptocyamus elongatus Benth.
Leptolobium elongatum Benth.
Leptolobium tabacinum (Labill.) Benth.

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Matthew Lincoln, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Cheng-Te Hsu, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Harry Rose, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Poyt448 Peter Woodard, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.