Allium chienchuanense
剑川韭 jian chuan jiu | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Subfamily: | Allioideae |
Tribe: | Allieae |
Genus: | Allium |
Species: | A. aciphyllum |
Binomial name | |
Allium aciphyllum Xu, Jie Mei | |
Allium chienchuanense is a plant species endemic to the Province of Yunnan in southern China. It grows on stream banks at elevations of about 3100 m.[1]
Allium chienchuanense produces bulbs up to 3 cm in diameter. Scape is up to 80 cm long, round in cross-section. Umbel is spherical with many yellow flowers.[1][2][3]
References
- 1 2 Flora of China v 24 p 175.
- ↑ Wang, Fa Tsuan, & Tang, Tsin. 1980. Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae 14: 284, pl. 35.
- ↑ line drawing of Allium chienchuanense , Flora of China Illustrations vol. 24, fig. 167, 1-4
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