Allium maowenense

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茂汶薤 mao wen xie
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Subgenus: A. subg. Polyprason
Species:
A. maowenense
Binomial name
Allium maowenense
J.M. Xu

Allium maowenense is a plant species

endemic to the Sichuan region of China. It grows there at elevations of 1100–1500 m.[1]

Allium maowenense has egg-shaped bulbs up to 2 cm in diameter.

Umbels are spherical, packed with many flowers; tepals white with pink or green midveins.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b Flora of China v 24 p 198.
  2. ^ Xu, Jie Mei. 1994. Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica 32(4): 356–357, pl. 1.
  3. ^ line drawing of Allium maowenense, Flora of China Illustrations vol. 24, fig. 224, 1-4
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