Allium ovalifolium
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID644024b3bedf1658763875 |
| Scientific name | Allium ovalifolium |
| Authority | Hand.-Mazz. |
| First published in | Anz. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 60: 101 (1923 publ. 1924) |
Description Top
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Allium ovalifolium is a Chinese species of onion that is widely cultivated as an ornamental in other regions. It grows at elevations of 1500–4000 m and is eaten by the Tibetan people of Shangri-La and nearby areas. The bulbs are narrow and cylindrical, while the scapes are up to 60 cm tall and round in cross-section. The leaves are flat, lanceolate to ovate, up to 15 cm long by 7 cm wide. The umbel is spherical and densely crowded with many white or pale red flowers.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Allium prattii var. latifoliatum | F.T.Wang & Tang | Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. Bot. 7: 297. 1937 |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| Czech | česnek okrouhlolistý |
| Persian | سیر بیضی |
| Chinese | 薤白 |
| Chinese | 鹿耳韭 |
| Chinese | 卵叶山葱 |
| Chinese | 卵叶韭 |
Varieties (abbr. var.) Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Allium ovalifolium var. cordifolium | (J.M.Xu) J.M.Xu | Fl. Sichuanica 7: 140 (1991) |
| Allium ovalifolium var. leuconeurum | J.M.Xu | Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 14: 283 (1980) |
| Allium ovalifolium var. ovalifolium | Unknown |
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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China
- China North-central
- China South-central
- Qinghai
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China
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000756898 |
| Tropicos | 18404891 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:528551-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-296173 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 679995 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 165645 |
| IPNI | 528551-1 |
| iNaturalist | 899562 |
| GBIF | 2856234 |
| Freebase | /m/0102kcb1 |
| EOL | 1084783 |
| Wikipedia | Allium_ovalifolium |
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| In private collections | 0 |
| In public collections | 0 |