Allium omeiense
| 峨眉韭 e mei jiu | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Species: | A. omeiense
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| Binomial name | |
| Allium omeiense Z.Y. Zhu
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Allium omeiense is a plant species endemic to Sichuan, China. The people of Emei Shuan grow Allium omeiense as a garden vegetable. It also grows in the wild on slopes and along stream banks.[1]
Allium omeiense has thick, fleshy roots, plus a bulb up to 2 cm in diameter. Scape is up to 70 cm tall, round in cross-section; Leaves is sword-shaped, longer than the scape. Umbel is hemispheric with white flowers.[1][2][3][4]
References
- ^ a b Flora of China 24 p 175
- ^ Zhu, Zheng-yin. 1989. Bulletin of Botanical Research, Harbin 9(4): 65–66, f. s.n
- ^ http://www.tropicos.org/Image/3906
- ^ line drawing of Allium omeiense, Flora of China Illustrations vol. 24, fig. 166, 1-4