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Allium jacquemontii

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高原薤 gao yuan xie
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Subgenus: A. subg. Polyprason
Species:
A. jacquemontii
Binomial name
Allium jacquemontii
Synonyms[1]

Allium miserabile Wendelbo

Allium jacquemontii is a plant species native to India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Xizang (Tibet) and Xinjiang. It grows high in the mountains at elevations of 4,000–4,500 metres (13,100–14,800 ft).[2][3]

Allium jacquemontii forms solitary egg-shaped bulbs about 10 millimetres (0.39 in) across. Scapes are up to 40 centimetres (16 in) tall. Umbel forms a hemisphere of many densely packed red or purple flowers.[2][4][5]

Taxonomy

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The Latin specific epithet jacquemontii refers to the French botanist and geologist Victor Jacquemont (1844–1912).[6]

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