Liquorice (confectionery) Liquorice (confectionery) Liquorice (British English) or licorice (American English) is a confection usually flavoured with the extract of the roots of the liquorice plant "Glycyrrhiza glabra". A wide variety of liquorice sweets are produced around the world. In North America, black licorice is distinguished from similar confectionery varieties that are not flavoured with liquorice extract but commonly manufactured in the form of chewy ropes or tubes. So called "black licorice" is also a widespread flavour in other forms of confectionery such as jellybeans. In addition to these, various other liquorice-based sweets are sold in the United Kingdom, such as liquorice
Phyllostegia glabra Phyllostegia glabra Phyllostegia glabra is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name ulihi phyllostegia. It is endemic to Hawaii. One variety of this species, var. "lanaiensis", is federally listed as an endangered species of the United States. It is a perennial herb with reddish or red-veined green leaves and white or white-tinged flowers. It differs from the variety "glabra" in the size of its sepals and leaves. The rare variety "lanaiensis" has not been seen since a single specimen was recorded on Lanai in the 1980s. It may still exist on the island,