Allium israeliticum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Species:
A. israeliticum
Binomial name
Allium israeliticum
Fragman & R.M.Fritsch

Allium israeliticum is a species of onion native to Israel, Palestine and Jordan. Bulbs are egg-shaped, up to 30 mm long. Scape is flexuous, up to 40 cm long. Leaves are thick, recurved, up to 30 cm long, tapering toward the tip. Tepals are translucent white with green midveins; anthers yellow; ovary green.[1][2]

References

  1. "Ori Fragman-Sapir & Reinhard M. Fritsch. 2012. New species of Allium Sect. Melanocrommyum from the Eastern Mediterranean. Herbertia 65:31-50" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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