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. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References[edit]

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 300. Reference page.
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
galego: Cebola
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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