Allium israeliticum
Appearance
Allium israeliticum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Subfamily: | Allioideae |
Genus: | Allium |
Species: | A. israeliticum
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Binomial name | |
Allium israeliticum |
Allium israeliticum is a species of onion native to Israel, Palestine and Jordan. Bulbs are egg-shaped, up to 30 mm long. Scape is flexuous, up to 40 cm long. Leaves are thick, recurved, up to 30 cm long, tapering toward the tip. Tepals are translucent white with green midveins; anthers yellow; ovary green.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ori Fragman-Sapir & Reinhard M. Fritsch. 2012. New species of Allium Sect. Melanocrommyum from the Eastern Mediterranean. Herbertia 65:31-50" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families