Glycyrrhiza yunnanensis P. C. Li

Flowering from May to June; fruiting from July to September.

Glycyrrhiza yunnanensis is close relative of Glycyrrhiza pallidiflora, but differs from the latter in racemes subglobose (vs. oblong), pod cuspidate (vs. abruptly acuminate) at apex, densely (vs. sparsely) rigidly spiny.

Glycyrrhiza yunnanensis is occurring in Yunnan of China.

Herbs, perennial. Stem 60-100 cm tall, densely scaly glandular punctate, sparsely pubescent. Leaves 8-10 cm; stipules lanceolate, 5-7 mm long, 2-3 mm wide, glandular punctate, glabrous; petiole densely scaly glandular punctate, densely villous; leaflets 7-15, lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, 2-5 cm long, 0.7-1.5 cm wide, densely scaly glandular punctate, sparsely pubescent, base cuneate, apex acuminate. Racemes much flowered, globose or subglobose; rachis shorter than leaf, densely scaly glandular punctate, villous when young; bracts lanceolate, 6-7 mm, densely glandular punctate. Calyx campanulate, ca. 5 mm, sparsely scaly glandular punctate and pubescent, 5-toothed, upper 2 teeth partly joined. Corolla purple; standard narrowly ovate or elliptic, 6-9 mm, very shortly clawed; wings 5-6 mm; keel slightly shorter than wings, clawed, auriculate. Pod dense, narrowly ovoid, 12-18 mm long, 4-6 mm wide, densely spiny, apex cuspidate. Seeds brown, ca. 4 mm.

The chromosomal number of Glycyrrhiza yunnanensis is 2n = 16 (Li and Wei, 1991; Li et al., 1992).

Growing in near forest, open grassy slopes, farms, roadsides; ca. 2700 m.

Glycyrrhiza yunnanensis, is a plant species in the pea family, Fabaceae, native to China.

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云南甘草（学名：Glycyrrhiza yunnanensis）为豆科甘草属下的一个种。