Allium ovalifolium
卵叶山葱 luan ye shan cong | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Subfamily: | Allioideae |
Tribe: | Allieae |
Genus: | Allium |
Species: | A. ovalifolium |
Binomial name | |
Allium ovalifolium Hand.-Mazz. | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Allium ovalifolium is a Chinese species of onion widely cultivated as an ornamental in other regions. It grows at elevations of 1500–4000 m.[2]
Allium ovalifolium produces narrow cylindrical bulbs. Scapes are up to 60 cm tall, round in cross-section. Leaves are flat, lanceolate to ovate, up to 15 cm long by 7 cm wide. Umbel is spherical, densely crowded with many white or pale red flowers.[2][3]
- Allium ovalifolium var. cordifolium (J.M.Xu) J.M.Xu - Sichuan
- Allium ovalifolium var. leuconeurum J.M.Xu - Sichuan
- Allium ovalifolium var. ovalifolium - Gansu, Guizhou, Hubei, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan
References
- 1 2 Kew World Checklist of selected Plant Families
- 1 2 3 Flora of China v 24 p 173 卵叶山葱 luan ye shan cong Allium ovalifolium
- ↑ Handel-Mazzetti, Heinrich Raphael Eduard von. 1924. Kaiserliche Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse. Anzeiger. 60: 101
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