Allium cyathophorum
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
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A. cyathophorum
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| Allium cyathophorum |
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Allium cyathophorum is a Chinese species of onions in the amaryllis family.[1] It grows at elevations of 2700–4600 m.[2]
Allium cyathophorum has thick roots but thin, fibrous bulbs. Scapes are usually 2-angled, up to 15 cm tall. Leaves are flat, narrowly linear, usually shorter than the scapes. Umbels are hemispheric with purple flowers.[2][3]
Varieties
Two varieties are widely recognized:[1][2]
- Allium cyathophorum var. cyathophorum --- tepals blunt-tipped - Qinghai, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan
- Allium cyathophorum var. farreri (Stearn) Stearn[4] (synonym Allium farreri Stearn)[5] -- tepals pointed at the tips - Gansu, Sichuan
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Flora of China v 24 p 176 杯花韭 bei hua jiu Allium cyathophorum
- ↑ Bureau, Louis Édouard, & Franchet, Adrien René. 1891. Journal de Botanique (Morot) 5(10): 154–155.
- ↑ Stearn, William Thomas. 1950. Botanical Magazine 170, pl. 252.
- ↑ Stearn, William Thomas. 1930. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 64: 342.
