Allium orientale

Allium orientale

Taxonavigation

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. Melanocrommyum
Sectio: A. sect. Melanocrommyum
Species: Allium orientale

Name

Allium orientale Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. 13: 25 (1854).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Allium erdelii Baker, Bot. Mag. 105: t. 6426 (1879), nom. illeg.
  • Allium gayi Boiss., Fl. Orient. 5: 271 (1882).
  • Allium macrospermum Boiss. & Kotschy in P.E.Boissier, Fl. Orient. 5: 282 (1882).
  • Allium aschersonianum subsp. ambiguum Bég. & A.Vacc., Sp. Nuov. Rar. Fl. Lib.: 1 (1912).
    • Allium aschersonianum f. ambiguum (Bég. & A.Vacc.) Pamp., Fl. Ciren.: 156 (1931).
    • Allium aschersonianum var. ambiguum (Bég. & A.Vacc.) Maire & Weiller, Fl. Afrique N. 5: 302 (1958).
  • Allium nigrum var. papillosum Pamp., Bull. Soc. Bot. Ital. 1914: 13 (1914).
  • Allium aschersonianum f. ciliatum Pamp., Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 24: 125 (1917).
  • Allium aschersonianum f. leve Pamp., Arch. Bot. (Forlì) 12: 21 (1936).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Egypt, Libya. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Boissier, P.E. 1853 publ. 1854. Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium Novarum. ser. 1 no. 13. 114 pp., Neocomi [Como]: H. Wolfrath. MDZ Biblioteca DigitalReference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Allium orientale in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jan 2. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Allium orientale. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 Jan 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Allium orientale. Published online. Accessed: 2 Jan 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Allium orientale. Accessed: 2 Jan 2025.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Allium orientale in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

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