Biology:Allium koreanum

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Korean rocky chive
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Subgenus: A. subg. Reticulatobulbosa
Species:
A. koreanum
Binomial name
Allium koreanum
H.J.Choi & B.U.Oh[1]
Synonyms

Allium koreanum, the Korean rocky chive,[3] is a species of Allium endemic to the Korean Peninsula.[4]

It has three to six leaves that are 20–54 cm (7.9–21.3 in) long and 2–7.4 cm (0.79–2.91 in) wide, and a sheath that is 7.6–22.4 cm (3.0–8.8 in) long.[5] The pyxidium is obtuse, triangular and solid.[5] Purple-red flowers bloom in August to November; 74 to 197 flowers form an umbel at the end of a 10–22.2 mm (0.39–0.87 in) long flower stalk.[5] The bract is broadovate, with a caudate end.[5] Perianth lobes are broadoval and 3.8–7.2 cm (1.5–2.8 in) long with a round end and green midrib on the underside.[5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15522275 entry