Allium lojaconoi

Maltese dwarf garlic
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Species: A. lojaconoi
Binomial name
Allium lojaconoi
Brullo, Lanfr. & Pavone

Allium lojaconoi, common name Maltese dwarf garlic, is a species of wild garlic endemic to the Republic of Malta in the Mediterranean. It is closely related to A. parciflorum, from Sardinia and Corsica.[1][2]

Allium lojaconoi usually grows on rocky ground near the coast, on all three of the major islands of the country (Malta, Gozo and Comino).[3]

References

  1. Salvatore Brullo, E. Lanfranco, Pietro Pavone. 1982. Webbia 35(2): 296.
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. IUCN Red Lest of Threatened Species, Allium lojaconoi'