Allium macleanii

Allium macleanii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Species: A. macleanii
Binomial name
Allium macleanii
Baker
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Allium elatum Regel
  • Allium isfairamicum B.Fedtsch. ex O.Fedtsch.
  • Allium lucens E.Nikitina

Allium macleanii is an Asian species of wild onion found at high elevations in Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Tajikistan, and northern India.[2] It is a perennial herb up to 100 cm tall, with a spherical umbel up to 7 cm in diameter. The umbel is crowded with many purple flowers.[3][2][4]

References

  1. The Plant List
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. Flora of Pakistan
  4. John Gilbert Baker. 1883. Botanical Magazine 109: t. 6707.