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He placed Allium in a grouping he referred to as Hexandria monogynia (i.e. six stamens and one pistil) [9] containing 51 genera in all. [10] In 1763, Michel Adanson, who proposed the concept of families of plants, included Allium and related genera as a grouping within Liliaceae [11] as Section IV, Les Oignons (Onions), or Cepae in Latin. [12]
Allium baytopiorum Kollmann & Özhatay – Baytop's onion; Allium beesianum W.W.Sm. Allium bekeczalicum Lazkov; Allium bellulum Prokh. Allium beypazariense Koçyiğit, Özhatay & E.Kaya; Allium bidentatum Fisch. ex Prokh. & Ikonn.-Gal. Allium bigelovii [6] (also A. bigelowii [7]) S.Watson; Allium bilgeae Yıld. Allium bilgilii H.Duman & Eksi ...
The precise taxonomy of the genus Allium is still poorly understood with incorrect descriptions being widespread. With over 850 species distributed over the Northern hemisphere Allium is the sole genus in the Allieae, one of four tribes of subfamily Allioideae (Amaryllidaceae).
Allium giganteum, common name giant onion or giant leek, is an Asian species of onion, native to central and southwestern Asia but cultivated in many countries as a flowering garden plant. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It is the tallest species of Allium in common cultivation, growing to 1.5 metres (4.9 ft).
Allium amphipulchellum Zahar. Allium flavum , the small yellow onion [ 4 ] or yellow-flowered garlic , [ 5 ] is a species of flowering plant in the genus Allium . A bulbous herbaceous perennial , it is native to the lands surrounding the Mediterranean , Black , and Caspian Seas , from areas like France and Morocco to Iran and Kazakhstan .
Allium fistulosum, the Welsh onion, also commonly called bunching onion, long green onion, Japanese bunching onion, and spring onion, is a species of perennial plant, often considered to be a kind of scallion. The species is very similar in taste and odor to the related common onion, Allium cepa, and hybrids between the two (tree onions) exist.
The umbels are some 8–12 cm (3.1–4.7 in) in diameter, relatively small compared to the tall stems, hence the description 'drumstick allium'. Individual flowers, of which there are many, are a typical allium shape, with a superior ovary and six tepals of a lilac to purple colour, around 2.5 to 5 cm long; white forms are known.