Allium mairei
| 针叶韭 zhen ye jiu | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Species: | A. mairei |
| Binomial name | |
| Allium mairei H. Lév. | |
| Synonyms[1][2][3] | |
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Allium mairei is an Asian species of wild onion in the Amaryllis family. It is native to Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan, Myanmar, and Arunachal Pradesh.[4][3]
Allium mairei produces clusters of thin bulbs. Scapes are up to 40 cm tall, sometimes 2 from the same plant. Leaves are usually a bit shorter than the scape. Flowers are pale red or reddish-purple.[4][5][6]
References
- ↑ Tropicos
- ↑ The Plant List
- 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- 1 2 Fora of China v 24 p 176 针叶韭 zhen ye jiu Allium mairei
- ↑ Léveillé, Augustin Abel Hector. 1909. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 7(152–156): 339.
- ↑ line drawing of Allium maireiFlora of China Illustrations vol. 24, fig. 179, 5-7
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