Allium ovalifolium
| 卵叶山葱 luan ye shan cong | |
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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. Anguinum |
| Species: | A. ovalifolium
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| Binomial name | |
| Allium ovalifolium Hand.-Mazz. | |
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Allium ovalifolium is a Chinese species of onion widely cultivated as an ornamental in other regions. It grows at elevations of 1500–4000 m.[2] The Tibetan people of Shangri-La and nearby areas eat its scapes.[3]
Allium ovalifolium produces narrow cylindrical bulbs. Scapes are up to 60 cm tall, round in cross-section. Leaves are flat, lanceolate to ovate, up to 15 cm long by 7 cm wide. Umbel is spherical, densely crowded with many white or pale red flowers.[2][4]
- Allium ovalifolium var. cordifolium (J.M.Xu) J.M.Xu - Sichuan
- Allium ovalifolium var. leuconeurum J.M.Xu - Sichuan
- Allium ovalifolium var. ovalifolium - Gansu, Guizhou, Hubei, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan
References
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of selected Plant Families
- ^ a b c Flora of China v 24 p 173 卵叶山葱 luan ye shan cong Allium ovalifolium
- PMID 23597086.
- ^ Handel-Mazzetti, Heinrich Raphael Eduard von. 1924. Kaiserliche Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse. Anzeiger. 60: 101