Allium longanum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamilia: Allioideae
Tribus: Allieae
Genus: Allium
Subgenus: A. subg. Amerallium
Sectio: A. sect. Molium
Subsectio: A. subsect. Molium
Species: Allium longanum

Name

Allium longanum Pamp., Bull. Soc. Bot. Ital. 1912: 116 (1912).

• Typus: Libya, border of Wadi Derna, Feb.–March 1912, Longa s.n. (Holotypus: FI)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Allium subhirsutum var. barcense Maire & Weiller, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 30: 304 (1939).
    • Typus: Libya, Cyrénaique, au-dessus de Tocra, Maire & Weiller 1411 (Lectotypus (designated by Wilde-Duyfjes, Meded., Landbouwhogesch. Wageningen Ned. 76(11): 143. 1976): P)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Kriti Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Egypt, Libya References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Pampanini, R. 1912. Un manipolo di piante della Cirenaica. Bullettino della Societá Botanica Italiana 1912(5): 115–123. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

Additional references

• Duyfjes, B.E.E. 1976. A revision of the genus Allium L. (Liliaceae) in Africa. Meded. Landbouwhoogeschool Wageningen 76(11): 1–237. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Allium longanum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Aug 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Allium longanum. Published online. Accessed: 11 Aug 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Allium longanum. Accessed: 11 Aug 2025. Reference page.