Allium karataviense

Allium karataviense
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Allioideae
Genus:	Allium
Subgenus:	Allium subg. Melanocrommyum
Species:	A. karataviense
Binomial name
Allium karataviense Regel
Synonyms [1] [2] [3]
Allium cabulicum Baker Allium karataviense var. granitovii Priszter Allium karataviense subsp. henrikii Rukšans 2007, not validly published because described in seed catalog without Latin description [4] [5] [6] Allium singulifolium Rech.f.

Allium karataviense is an Asian species of onion in the Amaryllis family. ^{[7] [8]} It is commonly known as Turkistan onion or ornamental onion. ^[9]

It is a native to central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan) ^[1] (and cultivated elsewhere as an ornamental plant ^{[10] [11]} ). It has been selected for the Great Plant Picks list of outstanding plants for the maritime Pacific Northwest. ^[12] The Latin specific epithet karataviense means of the Karatau mountains in Kazakhstan, in reference to the plant's native range. ^[13]

Description

Allium karataviense is an herbaceous, bulb-forming species. It produces a basal rosette of wide, arching leaves. ^[14] Basal leaves are broad-elliptic, spreading, gray-green, and appear in pairs. Flowers are lilac to pink in color and have a mild fragrance. ^[13]

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Allium karataviense en PlantList
3. Allium karataviense en Trópicos
4. Rukšans, Janis. 2007. Buried Treasures: Finding and Growing the World's Choicest Bulbs. Timber Press.
5. International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Melbourne Code), article 30 see §30.6
6. International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Melbourne Code), article 39 see §39.1
7. Eduard August von Regel. 1875. Trudy Imperatorskago S.-Peterburgskago Botaniceskago Sada. Acta Horti Petropolitani 3(2): 243
8. RHS Plant Finder 2009–2010, Dorling Kindersley, London, 2009, ISBN   978-1-4053-4176-9
9. "Allium karataviense (Ornamental Onion, Turkistan Onion) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox". plants.ces.ncsu.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
10. Brickell, Christopher (Editor-in-chief),The Royal Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, Dorling Kindersley, London, 1996, ISBN   0-7513-0303-8
11. Hessayon, D. G. The Bulb Expert. Transworld Publishers Ltd. Londres, 1999
12. "Allium karataviense, Turkestan onion". greatplantpicks.org. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
13. "Allium karataviense - Plant Finder". www.missouribotanicalgarden.org. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
14. Rosella Rossi. 1990. Guía de Bulbos. Grijalbo. Barcelona