Allium cepa

Allium cepa

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamilia: Allioideae
Tribus: Allieae
Genus: Allium
Subgenus: A. subg. Cepa
Sectio: A. sect. Cepa
Species: Allium cepa

Name[edit]

Allium cepa L., 1753.

Synonyms[edit]

Homotypic

Cepa vulgaris Garsault, Fig. Pl. Méd.: t. 207. 1764, opus utique oppr.
Kepa esculenta Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 20. 1837.
Porrum cepa (L.) Rchb., Fl. Germ. Excurs.: 110. 1830.

Heterotypic

Allium angolense Baker, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 1: 262. 1878.
Allium aobanum Araki, Hokuriku J.. Bot. 4: 45. 1955.
Allium ascalonicum f. rotterianum Voss ex J.Becker, Handb. Gemüsebaues, ed. 2: 786. 1929.
Allium ascalonicum var. condensum Millán, Darwiniana 10: 108. 1952.
Allium ascalonicum var. fertile Millán, Darwiniana 10: 105. 1952.
Allium ascalonicum var. sterile Millán, Darwiniana 10: 106. 1952.
Allium cepa var. aggregatum G.Don, Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 6: 27. 1827.
Allium cepa var. anglicum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 300. 1866.
Allium cepa var. argenteum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 299. 1866.
Allium cepa var. bifolium Alef., Landw. Fl.: 300. 1866.
Allium cepa var. crinides Alef., Landw. Fl.: 299. 1866.
Allium cepa var. flandricum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 300. 1866.
Allium cepa var. globosum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 300. 1866.
Allium cepa var. hispanicum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 299. 1866.
Allium cepa var. jamesii Alef., Landw. Fl.: 300. 1866.
Allium cepa var. lisboanum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 299. 1866.
Allium cepa var. luteum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 299. 1866.
Allium cepa var. multiplicans L.H.Bailey, Princip. Veg. Gard.: 316. 1901.
Allium cepa var. portanum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 300. 1866.
Allium cepa var. praecox Alef., Landw. Fl.: 299. 1866.
Allium cepa var. rosum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 300. 1866.
Allium cepa var. sanguineum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 300. 1866.
Allium cepa var. solaninum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 300. 1866.
Allium cepa var. tripolitanum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 300. 1866.
Allium cepaeum St.-Lag., Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 113. 1880.
Allium commune Noronha, Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 6. 1790.
Allium cumaria Buch.-Ham. ex Wall., Numer. List: 5072. 1831.
Allium esculentum Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 235. 1796.
Allium napus Pall. ex Kunth, Enum. Pl. 4: 395. 1843.
Allium nigritanum A.Chev., Etudes Fl. Afr. Centr. Franç. 1: 319. 1913, nom. nud.
Allium pauciflorum Willd. ex Ledeb., Fl. Ross. 4: 169. 1852.
Allium salota Dostál, Folia Mus. Rerum Nat. Bohemiae Occid., Bot. 21: 17. 1984.
Ascalonicum sativum P.Renault, Fl. Orne: 33. 1804.
Cepa alba P.Renault, Fl. Orne: 33. 1804.
Cepa esculenta Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 183. 1821.
Cepa pallens P.Renault, Fl. Orne: 33. 1804.
Cepa rubra P.Renault, Fl. Orne: 33. 1804.

Distribution[edit]

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asie
- - Bangladesh; Cambodia; China North-Central; China South-Central; China Southeast; East Himalaya; India; Iraq; Kirgizstan; Korea; Manchuria; Pakistan; Tadzhikistan; Texas; Thailand; Tibet; Turkmenistan; Ukraine; Uzbekistan; West Himalaya; West Siberia; Xinjiang, etc

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References[edit]

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 300.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Allium cepa in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Jul. 20.
USDA, NRCS. 2006. The PLANTS Database, 6 March 2006 (http://plants.usda.gov).

Vernacular names[edit]

Akan: Gyeene
Boarisch: Zwüfé
беларуская: Цыбуля рэпчатая
বাংলা: পিয়াজ
català: Ceba
čeština: Cibule kuchyňská
dansk: Løg
Deutsch: Zwiebel
Ελληνικά: Κρεμμύδι
English: Onion
español: Cebolla
eesti: Sibul
suomi: Sipuli
français: Oignon
Gàidhlig: Uinnean
hrvatski: Luk
magyar: Vöröshagyma
Bahasa Indonesia: Bawang Merah
italiano: Cipolla
日本語: タマネギ
Jawa: Brambang
ქართული: ხახვი
한국어: 양파
македонски: Кромид
Mirandés: Cebolha
Nederlands: Ui
polski: Cebula zwyczajna
português: Cebola
română: Ceapă
русский: Лук
සිංහල: රතු ලූණු
svenska: Lök, matlök
தமிழ்: வெங்காயம்
Tagalog: Sibuyas
Türkçe: Soğan
اردو: پیاز
中文: 洋葱

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