Glycine max (L.) Merr.

Spice

Family: LEGUMINOSAE

Genus: Glycine

Catalan common name: Soia.

Spanish common name: Soja.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Chinese-Japanese

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated species. Vegetable gardens and cultivated fields.

Characteristics: The soybean or soya bean is an annual plant with trifoliolate leaves and short axilal flowers in racemes 5-7 mm. with a reddish integument.