Fabaceae

Brazilian licorice

Periandra mediterranea (Vell.) Taub.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Periandra

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Common names

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English: Brazilian licorice

Synonyms

Glycinopsis mediterranea (Vell.) Kuntze
Glycyrrhiza mediterranea Vell.
Periandra angulata Benth.
Periandra angustifolia Benth.
Periandra dulcis Mart. ex Benth.
Periandra mediterranea var. linearifoliolata N.F.Mattos & Oliveira
Periandra mediterranea var. mediterranea
Periandra mediterranea var. microphylla N.F.Mattos & Oliveira
Periandra mediterranea var. mucronata (Mart. ex Benth.) N.F.Mattos & Oliveira
Periandra mediterranea var. mucronata (Mart. ex Benth.) N.F.Mattos & Oliveira
Periandra mucronata Mart. ex Benth.
Periandra racemosa Benth.

Photos

Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, 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). About our plant data.