Allium tulipifolium
| Лук тюльпанолистный 郁金叶蒜 yu jin ye suan | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Tribe: | Allieae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Species: | A. tulipifolium |
| Binomial name | |
| Allium tulipifolium Ledeb. | |
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Synonymy
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Allium tulipifolium is an Asian species of wild onion native to Xinjiang, Kazakhstan and Altay Krai.[1] It is found at elevations of 600–1000 m.[3][4]
Allium tulipifolium has round to egg-shaped bulbs up to 20 mm in diameter. Scape is up to 40 cm tall, round in cross-section. Leaves are flat, waxy, up to 2 cm across, much shorter than scape, with a pink or dark green margin. Umbel has many flowers, the tepals white with dark green or purple mid-veins.[3][5]
References
- 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ The Plant List
- 1 2 Flora of China v 24 p 200 郁金叶蒜 yu jin ye suan Allium tulipifolium
- ↑ Malyschev L.I. & Peschkova , G.A. (eds.) (2001). Лук тюльпанолистный. Flora of Siberia 4: 1-238. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
- ↑ Ledebour, Carl Friedrich von. 1830. Flora Altaica 2: 9.
External links
- line drawing of Allium tulipifolium, Flora of China Illustrations vol. 24, fig. 229, 1-4
- photo of isotype of Allium tulipifolium, herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden
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