Biology:Allium chienchuanense

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Short description: Species of plant

剑川韭 jian chuan 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 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, and round in cross-section. Umbel is spherical with many yellow flowers.[1][2][3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Flora of China v 24 p 175.
  2. Wang, Fa Tsuan, & Tang, Tsin. 1980. Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae 14: 284, pl. 35.
  3. line drawing of Allium chienchuanense , Flora of China Illustrations vol. 24, fig. 167, 1-4

Wikidata ☰ Q10899159 entry