Allium altaicum

Allium altaicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Allioideae
Genus:	Allium
Species:	A. altaicum
Binomial name
	Allium altaicum; Pall.
Synonyms
	Allium ceratophyllum Besser ex Schult. & Schult.f.; Allium microbulbum Prokh.; Allium sapidissimum R.Hedw.; Allium saxatile Pall. 1766 superfluous name, also homonym not M.Bieb. 1798;

Allium altaicum is a species of onion native to Asiatic Russia (Altay, Buryatiya, Zabaykalsky Krai, Irkutsk, Tuva, Amur Oblast), Mongolia, Kazakhstan and northern China (Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang and Xinjiang).^[2]^[3]

Description

Allium altaicum produces narrowly egg-shaped bulbs up to 4 cm (1+1⁄2 inches) in diameter. Scape is round in cross-section, up to 100 cm (39 inches) tall. Leaves are round, up to 50 cm (20 inches) long. Flowers are pale yellow, up to 20 mm (13⁄16 inch) across. Ovary is egg-shaped; stamens longer than the tepals.^[4]^[5]

References

^ The Plant List
^ Flora of China v 24 p 192.
^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^ Peter Simon von Pallas. 1773. Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des russischen Reichs 2: 737, pl. R.
^ line drawing, Flora of China Illustrations vol. 24, fig. 213, 5-8

[1] The Plant List

[2] Flora of China v 24 p 192.

[3] Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

[4] Peter Simon von Pallas. 1773. Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des russischen Reichs 2: 737, pl. R.

[5] rawing, Flora of China Illustrations vol. 24, fig. 213, 5-8

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