Allium omeiense

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Allium omeiense
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Species:
A. omeiense
Binomial name
Allium omeiense
Z.Y. Zhu

Allium omeiense is a plant species endemic to Sichuan, China. The people of Emei Shuan grow Allium omeiense as a garden vegetable. It also grows in the wild on slopes and along stream banks. [1]

Allium omeiense has thick, fleshy roots, plus a bulb up to 2 cm in diameter. Scape is up to 70 cm tall, round in cross-section; Leaves is sword-shaped, longer than the scape. Umbel is hemispheric with white flowers. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Flora of China 24 p 175
  2. Zhu, Zheng-yin. 1989. Bulletin of Botanical Research, Harbin 9(4): 65–66, f. s.n
  3. "Tropicos".
  4. line drawing of Allium omeiense, Flora of China Illustrations vol. 24, fig. 166, 1-4