Allium korolkowii

褐皮韭 he pi jiu
Лук Королькова
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Species: A. korolkowii
Binomial name
Allium korolkowii
Regel
Synonyms[1]
  • Allium moschatum var. brevipedunculatum Regel
  • Allium moschatum var. dubium Regel
  • Allium oliganthum var. elongatum Kar. & Kir.

Allium korolkowii is a plant species native to Central Asia (Xinjiang, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan). It grows at elevations of 1500–2500 m.[2]

Allium korolkowii produces egg-shaped bulbs up to 15 mm across. Scape is up to 30 cm high. Leaves are narrow, much shorter than the scape. Flower tepals are white or pink with purple medveins.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List
  2. 1 2 Flora of China v 24 p 191 Allium korolkowii
  3. ↑ line drawing of Allium korolkowii, Flora of China Illustrations vol. 24, fig. 209, 1-3
  4. ↑ Regel, Eduard August von. 1875. Trudy Imperatorskago S.-Peterburgskago Botaničeskago Sada 3(2): 158.
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