Allium macleanii
Species of wild onion
Allium macleanii | |
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Illustration of Allium macleanii | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Subfamily: | Allioideae |
Genus: | Allium |
Subgenus: | Allium subg. Melanocrommyum |
Species: | A. macleanii |
Binomial name | |
Allium macleanii Baker | |
Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Allium macleanii is an Asian species of wild onion found at high elevations in Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Tajikistan, and northern India.[2] It is a perennial herb up to 100 cm tall, with a spherical umbel up to 7 cm in diameter. The umbel is crowded with many purple flowers.[3][2][4]
References
- ^ "Allium macleanii Baker — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ a b c "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew".
- ^ "Allium macleanii in Flora of Pakistan @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ John Gilbert Baker. 1883. Botanical Magazine 109: t. 6707.
External links
- "Allium macleanii". Plants for a Future.