Allium sinaiticum
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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. sinaiticum
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| Binomial name | |
| Allium sinaiticum | |
Allium sinaiticum is a Middle Eastern species of wild onion found in sandy areas in Israel, Sinai, Palestine, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.[1] It is a small, bulb-forming perennial; flowers have white tepals with green midveins.[2][3][4][5][6]
References
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Flora of Israel Online, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Allium sinaiticum
- ^ Boissier, Pierre Edmond. 1854. Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium Novarum 13: 31.
- ^ Chaudhary, S.A. (2001). Flora of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 3: 1-368. Ministry of Agriculture & Water, Riyadh.
- ^ Danin, A. (2004). Distribution Atlas of Plants in the Flora Palaestina area: 1-517. The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Jerusalem.
- ^ Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.