Allium songpanicum
| 松潘薤 song pan xie | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Species: | A. songpanicum |
| Binomial name | |
| Allium songpanicum Xu, Jie Mei | |
Allium songpanicum is a plant species endemic to Sichuan Province in southern China. It grows in forests and brushlands at an elevation of approximately 1600–1700 m.[1]
Allium songpanicum has bulbs up to 15 mm across. Scape is up to 20 cm tall, round in cross-section. Leaves are long and very narrow, about the same length as the scape but only about 3 mm across, often drooping under its own weight. Umbel has only a few reddish-purple flowers.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ a b Flora of China v 24 p 197, Allium songpanicum
- ^ line drawing of Allium songpanicum, Flora of China Illustrations vol. 24, fig. fig. 222, 1-3
- ^ Wang, Fa Tsuan & Tang, T. (Chin). 1980. Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae 14:286, pl. 86.