Biology:Allium atropurpureum
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| Allium atropurpureum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Subgenus: | Allium subg. Melanocrommyum |
| Species: | A. atropurpureum
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| Binomial name | |
| Allium atropurpureum Waldst. & Kit.
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Allium nigrum var. atropurpureum (Waldst. & Kit.) Vis. | |
Allium atropurpureum is a plant species native to Hungary, the Balkans, and Turkey.[1] It is widely grown as an ornamental for its rich, deep purple flowers.[2][3]
Description
Allium atropurpureum grows from a spherical to egg-shaped bulb. Its scape is up to 100 cm (39 in) tall. The green,[4] leaves are broadly linear, up to 7 mm across, tapering at the tip.[5] It blooms in late spring and early summer,[4] the umbel is hemispherical, with many dark purple flowers. Ovary is very dark purple, almost black.[5][6] It has a strong onion or garlic scent.[4]
Taxonomy
It was published and described by Franz de Paula Adam von Waldstein and Pál Kitaibel in 'Descr. Icon. Pl. Hung.' Vol.1 on page 16, in 1800.[5][7][8]
The specific epithet atropurpureum, refers to the Latin term of 'deep purple, blackish-purple',[9] referring to the flower colour.
The species formerly included; Allium atropurpureum var. hirtulum Regel, which was coined in 1875,[10] referring to a Central Asian plant, now known as Allium stipitatum Regel.[1]
Distribution and habitat
It is native to temperate regions of Europe and Asia.[1][11]
Range
It is found in Asia, within Turkey; in Europe, it is found within Bulgaria, Hungary, Croatia, and Romania.[11]
Habitat
It prefers to grow on cultivated ground and in dry open spaces.[12]
Cultivars
A popular bulb sold by many nurseries is Allium ‘Firmament’, which was developed by breeder J. Bijl in 1971 from a cross between Allium atropurpureum and Allium cristophii.[13]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Visiani, Roberto de. 1842. Flora Dalmatica 1: 136.
- ↑ Bailey, L.H. & E.Z. Bailey. 1976. Hortus Third i–xiv, 1–1290. MacMillan, New York.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Allium atropurpureum". rhs.org.uk. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/802/Allium-atropurpureum/Details. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Waldstein, Franz de Paula Adam von & Pál Kitaibel. 1800. Descriptiones et icones plantarum rariorum Hungariae 1: 16.
- ↑ "Őzhatay, Neriman Fatma & Ilker Genç 2013. Allium cyrilli complex (sect. Melanocrommyum ) in Turkey. Turkish Journal of Botany 37:39.45.". http://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/botany/issues/bot-13-37-1/bot-37-1-4-1110-7.pdf.
- ↑ "Allium atropurpureum Waldst. & Kit. is an accepted name". plantlist.org. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-295072. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ↑ "Alliaceae Allium atropurpureum Waldst. & Kit.". ipni.org. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=527642-1. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ↑ Allen J. Coombes The A to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants, p. 37, at Google Books
- ↑ Regel, Eduard August von 1875. Trudy Imperatorskago S.-Peterburgskago Botaničeskago Sada 3(2): 248 in German,
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Taxon: Allium atropurpureum Waldst. & Kit.". ars-grin.gov. https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=2224. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ↑ "Allium atropurpureum". pacificbulbsociety.org. http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Allium_atropurpureum. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ↑ Bourne, Val (25 September 2013). "How to grow alliums". saga.co.uk. https://www.saga.co.uk/magazine/home-garden/gardening/plants/bulbs/alliums. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
Wikidata ☰ Q854643 entry
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