Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Papilionaceae | Genus: Glycyrrhiza | Species: Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn.( मुलेठी ) |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Glycyrrhiza brachycarpa Boiss., Glycyrrhiza glabra var. glabra | Flower Color | Blue - Purple |
| Common Name | Jjethi-madh, Kubas-susa, Mithilakdi, Mulethi. | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Licorice, Liquorice, Sweetwood | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Mulethi | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | 1000 M | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | The fruit is an oblong pod, 2-3 cm long, containing several seeds. |
| Habitat | Dry, open scrubland, damp ditches or near streams. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Europe – Mediterranean, India, Greece, Spain and Italy. | Bark Details | Smooth, Brownish green |
| Distribution in Haryana | Hisar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Sub-shrub, growing up to 1.5 m tall, densely scaly glandular punctate, white hairy., woody at base. Leaves compound, pinnate up to 17 leaflets; leaflets ovate-oblong, oblong-lanceolate, or elliptic; stipules caducous, linear. Flower in raceme, purple to pale whitish blue,; Fruit an oblong pod, containing several seeds, dark green, smooth. | Leaf Details | Leaves compound, pinnate up to 17 leaflets; leaflets ovate-oblong, oblong-lanceolate, or elliptic; stipules caducous, linear. |
