Allium cyathophorum
| Allium cyathophorum | |
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| A. cyathophorum var. farreri | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Species: | A. cyathophorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Allium cyathophorum | |
Allium cyathophorum is a Chinese (杯花韭, bei hua jiu) species of the genus Allium (onions) in the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae.[1] It grows at elevations from 2700 metres up to 4600 metres.[2]
Description
This species has thick roots but thin, fibrous bulbs. Scapes are usually 2-angled, up to 15 cm tall. Leaves are flat, narrowly linear, usually shorter than the scapes. Umbels are hemispheric with purple flowers.[2][3]
Taxonomy
A. cyathophorum is found in the third evolutionary line of the genus Allium. It is a member of subgenus Cyathophora and is the type species for that subgenus.
Varieties
Two infraspecific varieties are recognized:[2]
- Allium cyathophorum var. cyathophorum (Syn. Allium venustum C.H.Wright)[4] --- tepals blunt-tipped - Qinghai, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan
- Allium cyathophorum var. farreri (Stearn) Stearn (Syn. Allium farreri Stearn)[5][6][7] -- tepals pointed at the tips - Gansu, Sichuan
William Stearn originally named A. farreri in 1930 after Reginald Farrer, but in 1950 realised it was a variety of A. cyathophorum, and so renamed it.
References
- ^ WCLSPF 2015, A. cyathophorum
- ^ a b c Flora of China v 24 p 176 杯花韭 bei hua jiu Allium cyathophorum
- ^ Bureau, Louis Édouard, & Franchet, Adrien René. 1891. Journal de Botanique (Morot) 5(10): 154–155.
- ^ WCLSPF 2015, var. cyathophorum
- ^ WCLSPF 2015, var. farreri
- ^ Stearn 1930.
- ^ Stearn 1955a.
Bibliography
- Stearn, William T. (1930). "A new Allium from China (A. farreri, sp. nov.)". Journal of Botany. 68: 342–343.
{{cite journal}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Stearn, W. T. (1955a). "Allium cyathophorum var. farreri". Curtis's Botanical Magazine. 170 (new series): tab. 252.
{{cite journal}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
