Allium guanxianense

灌县韭 guan xian jiu
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Order:Asparagales
Family:Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:Allioideae
Genus:Allium
Species: A. guanxianense
Binomial name
Allium guanxianense
Xu, Jie Mei

Allium guanxianense is a plant species endemic to Sichuan in China. It is found on damp slopes at elevations of 1800–2000 m.[1]

Allium guanxianense has thick fleshy roots but thin bulbs rarely more than 10 mm across. Scapes are up to 60 cm tall, round in cross-section. Leaves are flat, narrowly oblanceolate, shorter than the scape and 2–3 cm wide. Umbel is spherical, with white flowers.[1][2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Flora of China v 24 p 174. Allium guanxianense
  2. ↑ Xu, Jie Mei. 1993.Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica 31(4): 376–377, pl. 2.
  3. ↑ line drawing of Allium guanxianense, Flora of China Illustrations vol. 24, fig. 163, 1-4
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