Allium agrigentinum
Appearance
Agrigento garlic | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Subfamily: | Allioideae |
Genus: | Allium |
Species: | A. agrigentinum
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Binomial name | |
Allium agrigentinum |
Allium agrigentinum is a plant species in the Amaryllis family, endemic to the Italian Island of Sicily in the Mediterranean.[1][2] Initial collections were made in or near the Riserva naturale integrale Macalube di Aragona Wildlife Sanctuary.[3]
Allium agrigentinum has a light brown bulb up to 20 mm long. Scape is up to 40 cm tall. The umbel is hemispherical with uneven pedicels. Flowers are narrowly bell-shaped with pinkish-purple tepals.[3]
References
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Aglio d'Agrigento, Allium agrigentinum Brullo & Pavone
- ^ a b Salvatore Brullo & Pietro Pavone. 2002. Informatore Botanico Italiano; Bolletino della Societa Botanica Italiana. Florence 33: 505, Allium agrigentinum