Allium neapolitanum

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Allium neapolitanum
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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
Binomial name
Allium neapolitanum
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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, [1] Naples garlic, daffodil garlic, false garlic, flowering onion, Naples onion, Guernsey star-of-Bethlehem, star, white garlic, and wood garlic.

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Its native range extends across the Mediterranean Region from Portugal to the Levant. [2] [3] 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., [4] and is found primarily in the U.S. states of California, Texas, Louisiana, and Florida. [5] [6]

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. [5] [6] [7] [8]

Allium neapolitanum seems to have beta-adrenergic antagonist properties. [9]

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References

  1. BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  2. Kew Botanical Gardens, World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Allium neapolitanum Cirillo
  3. Altervista Flora Italiana, Allium neapolitanum
  4. United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile
  5. 1 2 "Allium flower, Allium neapolitanum". Archived from the original on 2010-03-29. Retrieved 2010-03-04.
  6. 1 2 Flora of North America v 26 p 257 Allium neapolitanum
  7. Cirillo, Domenico Maria Leone. 1788. Plantarum Rariorum Regni Neapolitani 1: 13.
  8. Hickman, J. C. 1993. The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California 1–1400. University of California Press, Berkeley.
  9. Nencini C, Franchi GG, Micheli L (June 2010). "Cardiovascular receptor binding affinity of aqueous extracts from Allium species". International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition. 61 (4): 433–9. doi:10.3109/09637481003591608. PMID   20446820. S2CID   41881100.