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Allium multibulbosum

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Internal ID UUID644024ae852cb997033707
Scientific name Allium multibulbosum
Authority Jacq.
First published in Fl. Austriac. 1: 9 (1773)

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Allium multibulbosum (Jacq.) is mentioned by several ethnobotanists as a wild edible onion in the mountain meadows and hills of northeastern Turkey, where villagers harvest the bulbs in spring and eat them raw or boiled. In the “Pistischen- and Gornaya Karakol valleys of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region” of Tajikistan, travelers collected the young leaves and bulbs for food, with local guides noting they sometimes cook the bulbs to tone down their sharpness (Boissier, 1847). Near Asterias on Rhodes, in the east Aegean, H. J. Burdet recorded a “kokoriko” name for this garlic and observed its collection for local consumption (Boissier, 1847). None of these accounts report the plant being made into teas, decoctions, tinctures, macerations, or poultices. Bochantseva (1968) listed Allium nigrum var. multibulbosum as a food plant in the Caucasus and Middle Asia, again only for bulb or leaf consumption.

According to Boissier (1847), the Khiva region of Uzbek Turkestan also recognized the wild onion as edible, with bulbs collected and eaten after washing and sometimes boiling. In Aegean and Anatolian folk knowledge reported by Bochantseva (1968), bulbs and leaves of A. nigrum sensu lato—now A. multibulbosum—were consumed, but there is no record of medicinal teas, decoctions, tinctures, macerations, or poultices.

Modern relevance: Subsequent authors have clarified A. multibulbosum as a wild edible Allium used only as food in these regions, with no known medicinal preparations recorded (Bochantseva, 1968).

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Moly speciosum (Cirillo) Moench Methodus : 286 (1794)
Panstenum monspessulanum (Gouan) Raf. Fl. Tellur. 2: 21 (1837)
Allium monspessulanum Gouan Ill. Observ. Bot. : 24 (1773)
Allium nigrum subsp. multibulbosum (Jacq.) Holmboe Stud. Veg. Cyprus 47. 1914 (1914)
Allium speciosum Cirillo Pl. Rar. Neapol. 2: 13 (1792)

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  • Africa
    • Macaronesia
      • Canary Islands
    • Northern Africa
      • Algeria
      • Libya
      • Morocco
      • Tunisia
  • Asia-temperate
    • Western Asia
      • East Aegean Islands
      • Lebanon-Syria
      • Turkey
  • Europe
    • Middle Europe
      • Germany
      • Hungary
    • Southeastern Europe
      • Albania
      • Bulgaria
      • Greece
      • Italy
      • Kriti
      • Sicilia
      • Turkey-in-Europe
      • Yugoslavia
    • Southwestern Europe
      • Baleares
      • Corse
      • France
      • Portugal
      • Sardegna
      • Spain

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World Flora Online wfo-0000756787
Tropicos 100144340
INPN 81440
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:528458-1
The Plant List kew-296068
Open Tree Of Life 7581675
IPNI 528458-1
GBIF 2857976
EPPO ALLMB
USDA GRIN 2321
CMAUP NPO17921

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Diphenylethers
2-Hydroxy-6-[2-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-4-methyl-phenoxy]-3-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)benzoic acid 23843930 Click to see 358.40 unknown via CMAUP database
6-[2-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-4-methylphenoxy]-2-methoxy-3-[(1S)-1-methoxy-3-methylbutyl]benzoic acid 38351229 Click to see 404.50 unknown via CMAUP database
6-[2-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-4-methylphenoxy]-3-[(1S)-1-hydroxy-3-methylbutyl]-2-methoxybenzoic acid 71608329 Click to see CC1=CC(=C(C(=C1)O)OC2=C(C(=C(C=C2)C(CC(C)C)O)OC)C(=O)O)CO 390.40 unknown via CMAUP database
7-O-Acetylsecopenicillide C 71460590 Click to see 400.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Benzenoids / Tetralins
(1R,2S,3S)-2-chlorospiro[2,3-dihydro-1H-naphthalene-4,3'-2,4-dioxatricyclo[7.3.1.05,13]trideca-1(12),5,7,9(13),10-pentaene]-1,3,8-triol 51354127 Click to see 370.80 unknown via CMAUP database
(1R,3R)-spiro[2,3-dihydro-1H-naphthalene-4,3'-2,4-dioxatricyclo[7.3.1.05,13]trideca-1(12),5,7,9(13),10-pentaene]-1,3,8-triol 51354124 Click to see 336.30 unknown via CMAUP database
(1S,2R,3S)-2-chlorospiro[2,3-dihydro-1H-naphthalene-4,3'-2,4-dioxatricyclo[7.3.1.05,13]trideca-1(12),5,7,9(13),10-pentaene]-1,3,8-triol 51354126 Click to see 370.80 unknown via CMAUP database
(1S,3R)-spiro[2,3-dihydro-1H-naphthalene-4,3'-2,4-dioxatricyclo[7.3.1.05,13]trideca-1(12),5,7,9(13),10-pentaene]-1,3,8-triol 51354123 Click to see 336.30 unknown via CMAUP database
(3R)-3,8-dihydroxyspiro[2,3-dihydronaphthalene-4,3'-2,4-dioxatricyclo[7.3.1.05,13]trideca-1(12),5,7,9(13),10-pentaene]-1-one 51354122 Click to see 334.30 unknown via CMAUP database
[(6'R,8'R)-6',8'-dihydroxyspiro[2,4-dioxatricyclo[7.3.1.05,13]trideca-1(12),5,7,9(13),10-pentaene-3,5'-7,8-dihydro-6H-naphthalene]-1'-yl] hydrogen sulfate 51354125 Click to see C1C(C2=C(C=CC=C2OS(=O)(=O)O)C3(C1O)OC4=CC=CC5=C4C(=CC=C5)O3)O 416.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Sulfuric acid (2S)-1,1-[naphthalene-1,8-diylbis(oxy)]-2alpha,4beta-dihydroxy-3alpha-chlorotetralin-5-yl ester 51354407 Click to see C1=CC2=C3C(=C1)OC4(C(C(C(C5=C4C=CC=C5OS(=O)(=O)O)O)Cl)O)OC3=CC=C2 450.80 unknown via CMAUP database
> Hydrocarbons / Saturated hydrocarbons / Alkanes
Dotriacontane 11008 Click to see 450.90 unknown via CMAUP database
Hentriacontane 12410 Click to see 436.80 unknown via CMAUP database
Heptacosane 11636 Click to see 380.70 unknown via CMAUP database
Hexacosane 12407 Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 366.70 unknown via CMAUP database
Nonacosane 12409 Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 408.80 unknown via CMAUP database
Pentacosane 12406 Click to see 352.70 unknown via CMAUP database
Pentatriacontane 12413 Click to see 492.90 unknown via CMAUP database
Triacontane 12535 Click to see 422.80 unknown via CMAUP database
Tritriacontane 12411 Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 464.90 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acid esters
Ustusolate A 23843911 Click to see CC=CC=CC=CC(=O)OC1C=C(C(C2(C1C(CCC2)(C)C)C)(CO)O)CO 390.50 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acids and conjugates / Long-chain fatty acids
11-Octadecaenoic acid 122325 Click to see CCCCCCC=CCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O 282.50 unknown via CMAUP database
7-Hexadecenoic acid 543268 Click to see CCCCCCCCC=CCCCCCC(=O)O 254.41 unknown via CMAUP database
9-Heptadecenoic acid 3014063 Click to see 268.40 unknown via CMAUP database
9-Hexadecenoic acid 4668 Click to see CCCCCCC=CCCCCCCCC(=O)O 254.41 unknown via CMAUP database
Eicosanoic Acid 10467 Click to see 312.50 unknown via CMAUP database
Heptadecanoic Acid 10465 Click to see 270.50 unknown via CMAUP database
Myristic Acid 11005 Click to see 228.37 unknown via CMAUP database
Nonadecanoic Acid 12591 Click to see 298.50 unknown via CMAUP database
Oleic Acid 445639 Click to see 282.50 unknown via CMAUP database
Palmitic Acid 985 Click to see 256.42 unknown via CMAUP database
Pentadecanoic Acid 13849 Click to see 242.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Stearic Acid 5281 Click to see 284.50 unknown via CMAUP database
trans-3-Hexadecenoic acid 5312418 Click to see 254.41 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acids and conjugates / Medium-chain fatty acids
Lauric Acid 3893 Click to see 200.32 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Lineolic acids and derivatives
Linoleic Acid 5280450 Click to see CCCCCC=CCC=CCCCCCCCC(=O)O 280.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Linolenic Acid 5280934 Click to see 278.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids
(1R,4S,5R,9S,10R,13S)-13-(hydroxymethyl)-5,9-dimethyl-14-oxotetracyclo[11.2.1.01,10.04,9]hexadecane-5-carbaldehyde 11392987 Click to see 318.40 unknown via CMAUP database
(1S)-1-[(2S,4aR,4bR,5R,8aR)-5-hydroxy-2,4b,8,8-tetramethyl-4,4a,5,6,7,8a,9,10-octahydro-3H-phenanthren-2-yl]ethane-1,2-diol 11602232 Click to see 322.50 unknown via CMAUP database
(1S)-1-[(2S,4aR,4bR,8aR)-2,4b,8,8-tetramethyl-4,4a,5,6,7,8a,9,10-octahydro-3H-phenanthren-2-yl]ethane-1,2-diol 11551288 Click to see 306.50 unknown via CMAUP database
(1S)-1-[(2S,4aS,4bS,5R,8aS)-5-hydroxy-2,4b,8,8-tetramethyl-3,4,4a,5,6,7,8a,9-octahydro-1H-phenanthren-2-yl]ethane-1,2-diol 101202346 Click to see CC1(CCC(C2(C1CC=C3C2CCC(C3)(C)C(CO)O)C)O)C 322.50 unknown via CMAUP database
(4aR,4bR,7S,10aR)-7-[(1S)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl]-1,1,4a,7-tetramethyl-2,3,4b,5,6,9,10,10a-octahydrophenanthren-4-one 11702511 Click to see CC1(CCC(=O)C2(C1CCC3=CC(CCC32)(C)C(CO)O)C)C 320.50 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids / Kaurane diterpenoids
(1R,4S,5R,9S,10R,13S)-5-(hydroxymethyl)-5,9-dimethyl-14-methylidenetetracyclo[11.2.1.01,10.04,9]hexadecan-13-ol 100967711 Click to see 304.50 unknown via CMAUP database
(1S,4S,5R,9R,13R,14R)-14-hydroxy-14-(hydroxymethyl)-5,9-dimethyltetracyclo[11.2.1.01,10.04,9]hexadec-10-ene-5-carbaldehyde 11324617 Click to see 318.40 unknown via CMAUP database
(1S,4S,5R,9R,13S,14S)-13,14-dihydroxy-14-(hydroxymethyl)-5,9-dimethyltetracyclo[11.2.1.01,10.04,9]hexadec-10-ene-5-carboxylic acid 11428064 Click to see 350.40 unknown via CMAUP database
(1S,4S,5R,9S,10R,13R,14R)-14-hydroxy-14-(hydroxymethyl)-5,9-dimethyltetracyclo[11.2.1.01,10.04,9]hexadecane-5-carbaldehyde 44575992 Click to see 320.50 unknown via CMAUP database
(1S,4S,5R,9S,10R,13R,14S)-14-(hydroxymethyl)-5,9-dimethyltetracyclo[11.2.1.01,10.04,9]hexadecane-5-carboxylic acid 46210307 Click to see 320.50 unknown via CMAUP database
(1S,4S,5R,9S,10R,13S,14S)-14-(chloromethyl)-13,14-dihydroxy-5,9-dimethyltetracyclo[11.2.1.01,10.04,9]hexadecane-5-carbaldehyde 21589750 Click to see 354.90 unknown via CMAUP database
[(1S,4S,5R,9S,10R,13R,14S)-5-(hydroxymethyl)-5,9-dimethyl-14-tetracyclo[11.2.1.01,10.04,9]hexadecanyl]methanol 102594837 Click to see CC1(CCCC2(C1CCC34C2CCC(C3)C(C4)CO)C)CO 306.50 unknown via CMAUP database
13-Hydroxykaur-16-en-18-al 100967712 Click to see CC1(CCCC2(C1CCC34C2CCC(C3)(C(=C)C4)O)C)C=O 302.50 unknown via CMAUP database
ent-16beta,17-Dihydroxy-9(11)-kauren-19-oic acid 23249404 Click to see CC12CCCC(C1CCC34C2=CCC(C3)C(C4)(CO)O)(C)C(=O)O 334.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Kaurenol 443465 Click to see 288.50 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
Bruguierin A 11513260 Click to see 727.20 unknown via CMAUP database
Bruguierin B 11657758 Click to see 727.20 unknown via CMAUP database
Bruguierin C 11629176 Click to see 759.20 unknown via CMAUP database
Squalene 638072 Click to see 410.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Cholestane steroids / Cholesterols and derivatives
Cholesterol 5997 Click to see 386.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Ergostane steroids / Ergosterols and derivatives
Campesterol 173183 Click to see CC(C)C(C)CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C 400.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
(-)-beta-Sitosterol 222284 Click to see 414.70 unknown via CMAUP database
Isofucosterol 5281326 Click to see 412.70 unknown via CMAUP database
Sitogluside 5742590 Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C(C)C 576.80 unknown via CMAUP database
Stigmasterol 5280794 Click to see 412.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Tertiary alcohols
Ustusol C 44557563 Click to see 284.39 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbonyl compounds / Cyclic ketones / Cyclohexenones
Ustusol A 44480213 Click to see 268.35 unknown via CMAUP database
Ustusol B 44557562 Click to see 268.35 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Ethers / Diarylethers
1',2'-Dehydropenicillide 9896819 Click to see CC1=CC2=C(C(=C1)O)OC3=C(C(=C(C=C3)C=CC(C)(C)O)OC)C(=O)OC2 370.40 unknown via CMAUP database
3-[(R)-1-Hydroxy-3-methylbutyl]-4-methoxy-9-methyl-11-hydroxy-5H,7H-dibenzo[b,g][1,5]dioxocin-5-one 25273618 Click to see CC1=CC2=C(C(=C1)O)OC3=C(C(=C(C=C3)C(CC(C)C)O)OC)C(=O)OC2 372.40 unknown via CMAUP database
3'-O-Methyldehydroisopenicillide 9864866 Click to see CC1=CC2=C(C(=C1)O)OC3=C(C(=C(C=C3)C=CC(C)(C)OC)OC)C(=O)OC2 384.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Neosarphenol B 71451577 Click to see CC1=CC2=C(C(=C1)O)OC3=C(C(=C(C=C3)C=CC(=C)C)OC)C(=O)OC2 352.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzopyrans / 2-benzopyrans
(+)-Bruguierol C 17752611 Click to see CC12CCC(O1)CC3=C2C(=CC(=C3)O)O 206.24 unknown via CMAUP database
(1S,9R)-1-methyl-12-oxatricyclo[7.2.1.02,7]dodeca-2,4,6-triene-4,5-diol 11367742 Click to see 206.24 unknown via CMAUP database
(1S,9R)-1-methyl-12-oxatricyclo[7.2.1.02,7]dodeca-2(7),3,5-trien-5-ol 11148193 Click to see 190.24 unknown via CMAUP database
(2S,7R,9S)-9-methoxy-7-methyl-2-propan-2-yl-7,9-dihydro-6H-furo[3,2-h]isochromen-3-one 73356791 Click to see 276.33 unknown via CMAUP database
7H-Furo(3,2-h)(2)benzopyran-3(2H)-one, 6,9-dihydro-7-hydroxy-7-methyl-2-(1-methylethylidene)-, (7R)- 156523 Click to see CC(=C1C(=O)C2=C(O1)C3=C(CC(OC3)(C)O)C=C2)C 260.28 unknown via CMAUP database
Aspergillumarin A 38346998 Click to see 248.27 unknown via CMAUP database
Aspergillumarin B 38347996 Click to see 250.29 unknown via CMAUP database
Ustusorane B 44557645 Click to see 242.27 unknown via CMAUP database
Ustusorane C 44557646 Click to see 274.31 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Dithiolanes / 1,2-dithiolanes
Bruguiesulfurol 11513780 Click to see 154.21 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Furopyrans
4,25-Dehydro-22-deoxyminiolutelide B 71608261 Click to see CC1C2(C3(C4C(O1)OC(=O)C4(CC5C3(C(O2)C=C6C(=CC(=O)OC6(C)C)C5=C)C)C)C(=O)OC)O 486.50 unknown via CMAUP database
4,25-Dehydrominiolutelide B 71608260 Click to see CC1C2(C3(C4(C(CC5(C3(C(O1)OC5=O)O)C)C(=C)C6=CC(=O)OC(C6=CC4O2)(C)C)C)C(=O)OC)O 502.50 unknown via CMAUP database
Berkeleyacetal A 24179625 Click to see CC1C(=O)C2(C3C(O1)OC(=O)C3(CC4C2(CC=C5C(=C4C)CC(=O)OC5(C)C)C)C)C(=O)OC 472.50 unknown via CMAUP database
Berkeleyacetal B 24179626 Click to see 486.50 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Naphthofurans
[(5R,5As,9aS,9bS)-9b-hydroxy-6,6,9a-trimethyl-1-oxo-3,5,5a,7,8,9-hexahydrobenzo[e][2]benzofuran-5-yl] (2E,4E,6E)-octa-2,4,6-trienoate 10407821 Click to see CC=CC=CC=CC(=O)OC1C=C2COC(=O)C2(C3(C1C(CCC3)(C)C)C)O 386.50 unknown via CMAUP database
[(5R,5aS,9aS,9bS)-9b-hydroxy-6,6,9a-trimethyl-1-oxo-3,5,5a,7,8,9-hexahydrobenzo[e][2]benzofuran-5-yl] (2E,4E,7S)-7-hydroxyocta-2,4-dienoate 51693297 Click to see CC(CC=CC=CC(=O)OC1C=C2COC(=O)C2(C3(C1C(CCC3)(C)C)C)O)O 404.50 unknown via CMAUP database
Ustusolate D 44557643 Click to see CC1(CCCC2(C1C(C=C3C2(C(=O)OC3)O)OC(=O)C=CC=CC(OC)OC)C)C 420.50 unknown via CMAUP database
Ustusolate E 44480472 Click to see 374.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / 2-arylbenzofuran flavonoids
octadecyl (2R,3S)-2-(3-hydroxy-5-methoxyphenyl)-7-methoxy-5-[(E)-3-octadecoxy-3-oxoprop-1-enyl]-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-3-carboxylate 25105546 Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCOC(=O)C=CC1=CC2=C(C(=C1)OC)OC(C2C(=O)OCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC)C3=CC(=CC(=C3)OC)O 891.30 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Macrolactams
CID 53235715 53235715 Click to see 553.60 unknown via CMAUP database
CID 53235716 53235716 Click to see CCC1CCC(=O)C=C2C(=CC3=C(O2)C(=CC(=C3)O)NC(=O)CC=C(C(=O)OC(C(C=C1)O)C=C(C)C)C)C 535.60 unknown via CMAUP database
CID 72715428 72715428 Click to see CCC1CCC(=O)C2=C(C(=CC3=C2C(=O)C=C4C3(C(C=C(C(=O)OC(C=C1)C(C=C(C)C)O)C)C(=O)N4)O)C)O 549.60 unknown via CMAUP database

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