Allium xichuanense
| 西川韭 xi chuan jiu | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Tribe: | Allieae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Species: | A. xichuanense |
| Binomial name | |
| Allium xichuanense Xu, Jie Mei | |
Allium xichuanense is a plant species native to the Sichuan and Yunnan regions in southern China. It grows at elevations of 3100–4400 m.[1]
Allium xichuanense has a single egg-shaped bulb up to 12 mm in diameter. Scape it up to 40 cm tall, round in cross-section. Leaves are tubular, up to 4 mm in diameter, about the same length as the scape. Umbel spherical, densely crowded with many yellow flowers.[1][2]
References
- 1 2 Flora of China v 24 p 192
- ↑ Wang, Fa Tsuan & Tang, T. (Chin). 1980. Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae 14: 285, pl. 50, f. 1–5.
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