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镰叶韭 lian ye jiu
Лук каролинский
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Species:
A. carolinianum
Binomial name
Allium carolinianum
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Synonyms [1]
  • Allium aitchisonii Boiss.
  • Allium obtusifolium Klotzsch
  • Allium platyspathum var. falcatum Regel
  • Allium platystylum Regel
  • Allium polyphyllum Kar. & Kir.
  • Allium polyphyllum var. nudicaule Regel
  • Allium thomsonii Baker

Allium carolinianum is a species of onions native to central and southern Asia ( Xinjiang, Xizang ( Tibet), Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan). It grows in sunlit slopes at elevations of 3000–5000 m. [2]

Allium carolinianum produces egg-shaped bulbs up to 25 mm across. Scapes are round in cross-section, up to 60 cm tall. Leaves are narrow, flat, shorter than the scape. Umbel is round, with many white, red or purplish flowers. [2] [3] [4] [5]

References

  1. ^ The Plant List
  2. ^ a b Flora of China v 24 p 188
  3. ^ Redouté, Pierre Joseph. 1804. Les Liliacees...a Paris 2: , pl. 101.
  4. ^ line drawing, Flora of China Illustrations vol. 24, fig. 204, 1-3
  5. ^ Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali (eds). 1980-2005. Flora of Pakistan University of Karachi, Karachi.

External links

  • "Allium carolinianum". Plants for a Future.