Home›Legumes and Legume Products›Plant or Animal SourceBrowse ByPlant or Animal SourceFactsPlant or Animal SourceSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attestedSourced to the subject's own account3000 BCE 1Plant or Animal SourceFilter Results6 entriesOrigin RegionAllChina (1)France (1)Mexico (1)North America (1)South America (2)Syria (1)The Andes (1)The Fertile Crescent (1)Turkey (1)Era (Earliest Documented Use)All-8000 (1)-7000 (1)-6250 (1)-6000 (1)5600 BCE (1)1800 (1)TraditionAllFermentation (1)CITES AppendixAllNot Listed (1)Conservation StatusAllLeast Concern (1)NatureServe RankAllG4 Apparently Secure (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 6Chickpea (Cicer arietinum)Plant or Animal Source1 entryCommon Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)Plant or Animal Source6 entriesGarden Pea (Pisum sativum)Plant or Animal Source3 entriesLentil (Lens culinaris)Plant or Animal Source2 entriesPeanut (Arachis hypogaea)Plant or Animal Source1 entrySoybean (Glycine max)Plant or Animal Source1 entrySources1. Legume (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaLegume, Domestication section, soybean ChinaQuote, Legume, Domestication section, soybean ChinaThe soybean was domesticated around 5,000 years ago in China from a descendant of the wild vine Glycine soja.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.