Biology:Allium wallichii
Allium wallichii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Subfamily: | Allioideae |
Genus: | Allium |
Subgenus: | A. subg. Amerallium |
Species: | A. wallichii
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Binomial name | |
Allium wallichii Kunth
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Allium wallichii is a plant species native to India, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Myanmar, and parts of China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Sichuan, Tibet, Xizang, Yunnan). It grows at elevations of 2300–4800 m.[2]
Allium wallichii has elongate roots and clusters of narrow bulbs. Scapes are up to 110 cm tall, triangular in cross-section. Leaves are flat, up to 20 mm across, usually shorter than the scape. Flowers are white, pink, red, dark purple (sometimes almost black).[1][3][4]
Varieties
Two varieties of the species are generally accepted:[1][2]
Allium wallichii var. wallichii --- Leaves not narrowed into a petiole at the base
Allium wallichii var. platyphyllum (Diels) J.M.Xu[5] --- Leaves not narrowed into a petiole at the base --- found only in Yunnan
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Plant List
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Flora of China v 24 p 175
- ↑ Karl Sigismund Kunth. 1843. Enumeratio Plantarum Omnium Hucusque Cognitarum 4: 443.
- ↑ Zhu, Zheng Yin. 1991. Bulletin of Botanical Research. Harbin 11(1): 33., as Allium liangshanense
- ↑ Xu, Jie Mei. 1980. Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae. Beijing 14: 211.
Wikidata ☰ Q10932648 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allium wallichii.
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