Biology:Allium neapolitanum
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Subgenus: | A. subg. Amerallium |
| Species: | A. neapolitanum
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| Allium neapolitanum Cirillo
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Synonyms list
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Allium neapolitanum is a bulbous herbaceous perennial plant in the onion subfamily within the Amaryllis family. Common names include Neapolitan garlic,[2] Naples garlic, daffodil garlic, false garlic, flowering onion, Naples onion, Guernsey star-of-Bethlehem, star, white garlic, and wood garlic.
Its native range extends across the Mediterranean Region from Portugal to the Levant.[3][4] The species is cultivated as an ornamental and has become naturalized in many areas, including Pakistan , Australia , New Zealand, and in southern and western parts of the United States . It is classed as an invasive species in parts of the U.S.,[5] and is found primarily in the U.S. states of California , Texas , Louisiana, and Florida.[6][7]
Allium neapolitanum produces round bulbs up to 2 cm (0.79 in) across. The scape is up to 25 cm (9.8 in) tall, round in cross-section but sometimes with wings toward the bottom. The inflorescence is an umbel of up to 25 white flowers with yellow anthers.[6][7][8][9]
Allium neapolitanum seems to have beta-adrenergic antagonist properties.[10]
Gallery
Flower closeup
Flower closeup
In early Spring
References
- ↑ The Plant List
- ↑ (xls) BSBI List 2007, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, https://bsbi.org/download/3542/, retrieved 2014-10-17
- ↑ Kew Botanical Gardens, World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Allium neapolitanum Cirillo
- ↑ Altervista Flora Italiana, Allium neapolitanum
- ↑ United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Allium flower, Allium neapolitanum". http://www.alliumflower.net/allium_neapolitanum/allium_neapolitanum.html.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Flora of North America v 26 p 257 Allium neapolitanum
- ↑ Cirillo, Domenico Maria Leone. 1788. Plantarum Rariorum Regni Neapolitani 1: 13.
- ↑ Hickman, J. C. 1993. The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California 1–1400. University of California Press, Berkeley.
- ↑ "Cardiovascular receptor binding affinity of aqueous extracts from Allium species". International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition 61 (4): 433–9. June 2010. doi:10.3109/09637481003591608. PMID 20446820.
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Wikidata ☰ Q1817792 entry
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