Allium hookeri
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID6440249e184a3930746307 |
| Scientific name | Allium hookeri |
| Authority | Thwaites |
| First published in | Enum. Pl. Zeyl. : 339 (1864) |
Description Top
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The plant is used in cooking, and its leaves and flowers are eaten raw or cooked. It is also used medicinally, and is believed to have antifungal and antibacterial properties.
Allium hookeri is a plant species native to India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Bhutan, and southwestern China. Commonly known as Hooker chives or garlic chives, it is widely cultivated outside its native range and valued as a food item in much of South and Southeast Asia. The plant has thick, fleshy roots and a cluster of thin bulbs, scapes up to 60 cm tall, and flat, narrow leaves about the same length as the scapes. It produces umbels crowded with many white or greenish-yellow flowers. It is used in cooking, eaten raw or cooked, and has antifungal and antibacterial properties.
Allium hookeri is a plant species native to India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Bhutan, and southwestern China. Commonly known as Hooker chives or garlic chives, it is widely cultivated outside its native range and valued as a food item in much of South and Southeast Asia. The plant has thick, fleshy roots and a cluster of thin bulbs, scapes up to 60 cm tall, and flat, narrow leaves about the same length as the scapes. It produces umbels crowded with many white or greenish-yellow flowers. It is used in cooking, eaten raw or cooked, and has antifungal and antibacterial properties.
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
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| Arabic | ثوم هوكري |
| Persian | آلیوم هوکری |
| Korean | 삼채 |
| Chinese | 葱汁 |
| Chinese | 宽叶韭 |
| Chinese | 寬葉韭 |
| Chinese | 大叶韭 |
Varieties (abbr. var.) Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Name | Authority | First published in |
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| Allium hookeri var. hookeri | Unknown |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Asia-temperate click to expand
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China
- China South-central
- Tibet
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China
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Asia-tropical click to expand
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Indian Subcontinent
- Assam
- East Himalaya
- Sri Lanka
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Indo-China
- Myanmar
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Indian Subcontinent
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000756415 |
| UNII | 69LKO60YU6 |
| Tropicos | 18403328 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:528166-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-295722 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 346326 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 105303 |
| IPNI | 528166-1 |
| iNaturalist | 903119 |
| GBIF | 2856878 |
| Freebase | /m/0100ssyq |
| EOL | 1084573 |
| USDA GRIN | 447592 |
| Wikipedia | Allium_hookeri |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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| In public collections | 0 |