Allium xiangchengense
| 乡城韭 xiang cheng jiu | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Species: | A. xiangchengense |
| Binomial name | |
| Allium xiangchengense Xu, Jie Mei | |
Allium xiangchengense is a plant species endemic to the Sichuan region in southern China. It grows there at an elevation of approximately 3300 m.[1]
Allium xiangchengense has thick, fleshy roots and clumps of narrow bulbs each less than 5 mm across. Scape is up to 30 cm tall, round in cross-section. Leaves are flat, lanceolate, narrowing toward the tip, up to 2 cm across at the widest point, shorter than the scape. Umbel is spherical. Tepals are white, sometimes 2-lobed.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b Flora of China v 24 p 174, Allium xiangchengense
- ^ Xu, Jie Mei. 1993. Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica 31(4): 374–376, pl. 1.