Allium hookeri
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Subgenus: | A. subg. Amerallium |
| Species: | A. hookeri
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Allium hookeri is a plant species native to
). Common names include Hooker chives and garlic chives.Allium hookeri produces thick, fleshy roots and a cluster of thin bulbs.
Uses
Allium hookeri is widely cultivated outside its native range, and valued as a food item in much of South and Southeast Asia.[2][6]
References
- ^ The Plant List
- ^ a b Flora of China v 24 p 174 宽叶韭 kuan ye jiu Allium hookeri
- ^ Thwaites, George Henry Kendrick. 1864. Enumeratio Plantarum Zeylaniae, an enumeration of Ceylon plants, p 339.
- ^ F.T.Wang & Tang. 1937. Bulletin of the Fan Memorial Institute of Biology; Botany. Peiping 7: 292. 1937
- ^ Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim. Thimphu.
- ^ Flowers of India, Hooker chives, Allium hookeri