Allium koenigianum
| Koenig's onion | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Species: | A. koenigianum |
| Binomial name | |
| Allium koenigianum Grossh. | |
Koenig's onion (Allium koenigianum) is a species of onion that is endemic to the Erzurum and Çoruh regions of Turkey.[2][3]
The species is very rare and quite possibly extinct. It is only known from two records dating from the 1920s.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Özhatay, N. & Ekim, T. (2014). "Allium koenigianum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ↑ Grossheim, Alexander Alfonsovich 1928. ФЛора Кавказа (Flora Kavkaza) 1: 200
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families