Allium consanguineum
| Allium consanguineum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Tribe: | Allieae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Species: | A. consanguineum |
| Binomial name | |
| Allium consanguineum Kunth | |
Allium consanguineum is a species of onion found high in the Himalayas of northern Pakistan and northern India.[1] It is a perennial herb up to 35 cm tall, with an egg-shaped bulb. Leaves are flat, narrow. Umbels are hemispherical, densely crowded with many yellow or pink flowers.[2][3][4]
References
- ↑ Flora of Pakistan
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Karl Sigismund Kunth. 1843. Enumeratio Plantarum Omnium Hucusque Cognitarum, Secundum Familias Naturales Disposita, Adjectis Characteribus, Differntiis et Synonymis. Stutgardiae et Tubingae 4: 431.
- ↑ Singh, N.P. & Sanjappa, M. (eds.) (2006). Alliaceae, Liliaceae, Trilliaceae & Uvulariaceae. Fascicles of Flora of India 23: 1-134. Botanical Survey of India, New Delhi.
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