Allium agrigentinum

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

Allium agrigentinum is a plant species in the Amaryllis family, endemic to the Italian Island of Sicily in the Mediterranean. [1] [2] Initial collections were made in or near the Riserva naturale integrale Macalube di Aragona Wildlife Sanctuary. [3]

Allium agrigentinum has a light brown bulb up to 20 mm long. Scape is up to 40 cm tall. The umbel is hemispherical with uneven pedicels. Flowers are narrowly bell-shaped with pinkish-purple tepals. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Altervista Flora Italiana, Aglio d'Agrigento, Allium agrigentinum Brullo & Pavone
  3. 1 2 Salvatore Brullo & Pietro Pavone. 2002. Informatore Botanico Italiano; Bolletino della Societa Botanica Italiana. Florence 33: 505, Allium agrigentinum
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