Allium chrysocephalum (lat.) Is a species of monocotyledonous plants of the genus Onion ( Allium ) of the Amaryllis family ( Amaryllidaceae ). First described by the German-Russian botanist Edward Ludvigovich Regel in 1887 [2] [3] .
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Distribution and habitat
Endemic of China [4] , found in the provinces of Gansu , Qinghai and Sichuan . Occurs in meadows and wet slopes [5] .
Botanical description
Bulbous geophyte [4] .
The bulbs are usually cylindrical, sometimes thickened at the base, solitary, 0.5-1 cm in diameter; husk from brown to light brown [5] .
Leaves are linear, slightly crescent, flat [5] .
Inflorescence is a hemispherical or spherical umbrella, carrying a large number of densely placed flowers with a bright yellow perianth perianth [5] .
Flowering and fruiting from July to September [5] .
The number of chromosomes - 2n = 16 [6] .
Notes
- ↑ On the conditionality of specifying the class of monocotyledons as a higher taxon for the group of plants described in this article, see the “APG Systems” section of the article “Monocotyledons” .
- ↑ Allium chrysocephalum Regel - The Plant List
- ↑ Tropicos | Name - Allium chrysocephalum Regel
- 2 1 2 World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Allium chrysocephalum in Flora of China @ efloras.org
- ↑ Tropicos | Name - Allium chrysocephalum Regel