Biology:Allium aciphyllum

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Short description: Species of plant

针叶韭 zhen ye jiu
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Species:
A. aciphyllum
Binomial name
Allium aciphyllum
Xu, Jie Mei

Allium aciphyllum, cammon name 针叶韭 zhen ye jiu, is a plant species native to Sichuan Province in China . It is found on slopes at elevations of 2000–2100 m.[1]

Allium aciphyllum produces egg-shaped bulbs up to 10 mm in diameter. Scape is round in cross-section, up to 25 cm long, covered with leaf sheaths in lower portion. Leaves are about the same length as the scape. Flowers are pink.[1][2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Flora of China v 24 p 178
  2. Wang, Fa Tsuan, & Tang, Tsin. 1980. Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae 14: 284–285, pl. 55.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15225024 entry