Allium guanxianense
| 灌县韭 guan xian jiu | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Species: | A. guanxianense |
| Binomial name | |
| Allium guanxianense Xu, Jie Mei | |
Allium guanxianense is a plant species endemic to Sichuan in China. It is found on damp slopes at elevations of 1800–2000 m.[1]
Allium guanxianense has thick fleshy roots but thin bulbs rarely more than 10 mm across. Scapes are up to 60 cm tall, round in cross-section. Leaves are flat, narrowly oblanceolate, shorter than the scape and 2–3 cm wide. Umbel is spherical, with white flowers.[1][2][3]
References
- 1 2 Flora of China v 24 p 174. Allium guanxianense
- ↑ Xu, Jie Mei. 1993.Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica 31(4): 376–377, pl. 2.
- ↑ line drawing of Allium guanxianense, Flora of China Illustrations vol. 24, fig. 163, 1-4
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