Biology:Allium spathaceum
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
Ethiopian onion | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Subfamily: | Allioideae |
Genus: | Allium |
Species: | A. spathaceum
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Binomial name | |
Allium spathaceum Steud. ex A.Rich
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Allium spathaceum, the Ethiopian onion, is a plant species native to Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia and Sudan. Of the 900 known species of onion in the world, this is one of only a few that are endemic to the area.[2]
Allium spathaceum is a bulb-forming perennial up to 40 cm tall, with a scent similar to that of onion or leeks. It has very narrow, linear leaves with hairs along the edges. The umbel contains only a few flowers, with long pedicels. Tepals are white with reddish midveins.[3][4][5][6]
References
- ↑ The Plant List
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Richard, Achille. 1850. Tentamen Florae Abyssinicae seu Enumeratio Plantarum hucusque in plerisque Abyssiniae 2: 330.
- ↑ Duyfjes, Brigitta Emma Elisabeth. 1972. Rev. Gen. Allium in Africa 142; Meded. Landbouwhoogeschool Wageningen, 76(11).
- ↑ JSTOR Global Plants compilation page, Allium spathaceum
- ↑ Czech Botany, Allium spathaceum
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q15522215 entry
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