Allium mairei

Allium mairei
"Allium mairei" in the UMCS Botanical Garden in Lublin
Allium mairei in the UMCS Botanical Garden in Lublin
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Subgenus: A. subg. Cyathophora
Species:
A. mairei
Binomial name
Allium mairei
Synonyms[1][2][3]

Allium mairei is an Asian species of wild onion in the Amaryllis family. It is native to Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan, Myanmar, and Arunachal Pradesh.[4][3]

Allium mairei produces clusters of thin bulbs. Scapes are up to 40 cm tall, sometimes 2 from the same plant. Leaves are usually a bit shorter than the scape. Flowers are pale red or reddish-purple.[4][5][6] It grows in meadows, forests, and rock crevices.[4]

References

  1. ^ Tropicos
  2. ^ The Plant List
  3. ^ a b "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". wcsp.science.kew.org.
  4. ^ a b c Flora of China v 24 p 176 针叶韭 zhen ye jiu Allium mairei
  5. ^ Léveillé, Augustin Abel Hector. 1909. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 7(152–156): 339.
  6. ^ line drawing of Allium maireiFlora of China Illustrations vol. 24, fig. 179, 5-7
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