Allium wallichii | |
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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. wallichii
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Binomial name | |
Allium wallichii | |
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]
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
Allium wallichii | |
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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. wallichii
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Binomial name | |
Allium wallichii | |
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]
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