Amaryllidaceae

Allium L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 300 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Temp. & Subtropical Northern Hemisphere, S. Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Algeria, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, Djibouti, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, Florida, France, Free State, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Gulf States, Hainan, Honduras, Hungary, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Kuril Is., Kuwait, Labrador, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Louisiana, Madeira, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Morocco, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ogasawara-shoto, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Palestine, Pennsylvania, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Qinghai, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Saskatchewan, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, Somalia, South Carolina, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tennessee, Texas, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon

Introduced into:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Caroline Is., Chile Central, Colombia, Comoros, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Falkland Is., Fiji, Galápagos, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Iceland, India, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mauritania, Nauru, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, Niue, Northern Provinces, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Seychelles, Solomon Is., South Australia, Tasmania, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Victoria, Western Australia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Choi, H.J. & Oh, B.U. (2011). A partial revision of Allium (Amaryllidaceae) in Korea and north-eastern China. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 167: 153-211.
  • Fritsch, R.M., Blattner, F.R. & Gurushidze, M. (2010). New classification of Allium L. subg. Melanocrommyum (Webb & Berthel.) Rouy (Alliaceae) based on molecular and morphological characters. Phyton: Annales Rei Botanicae 49: 145-320.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.

Flora of Somalia

  • De Wilde-Duyfjes in Meded. Landbouwhogeschool Wageningen 76-11 (1976).
  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 23, 2003 Boissier, P.E.; Reuter, G.F. [s.n.] K000098756 Syntype Yes
Oct 1, 1996 Siehe, W. [598] K000464426 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1978 [Siaret] [Lil. 18.] K003719734 Yes
Jan 1, 1978 Hohenacker, T.Fr. [S.n.] Azerbaijan K003719733 Yes
Jan 1, 1974 Guicciardi, J. [s.n.] Greece K000098765 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1966 Pichler, T. [s.n.] Iran K000464370 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1954 Tolmie, W.F. [s.n.] United States K000844288 Isotype Yes
Davis; Bokhari [D55688] Iran K003745399 Yes
Wisniewski, T. [689] K003745382 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003748269 Yes
Rawi [31117] Iraq K003745393 Yes
Tozer, A. [139] Mongolia K003746971 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003748268 Yes
[Fr.] [44] Greece K003715558 Yes
Wittrock, V. [s.n.] K003715653 Yes
Özhatay, N.; Özhatay, E. [54107] Türkiye K003745370 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [7460] Saudi Arabia K:SPC-55143.000 No
Archibald, J.C. [2409] Iran K003745396 Yes
Cavalerie, J. [8081] China K003746935 Yes
Kotschy, T. [450] K000464376 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003748315 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [5076] Egypt K003745497 Yes
Fang, W.P. [4226] China K003746942 Yes
Licent, E. (Abbe) [626] China K003746953 Yes
Henry, A. [5590] China K000464605 Type Yes
Tsai, H.T. [50349] China K003746950 Yes
Della, A. [3175] Cyprus K003745384 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003745901 Yes
Treseder, N. [s.n.] Korea, South K003746949 Yes
Della, A. [3249] Cyprus K003745383 Yes
Huet du Pavillon, E.; Huet du Pavillon, A. [204] Italy K003715571 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Afghanistan K003748295 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [13636] India K003746960 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003748493 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003748356 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003748314 Yes
Ridley, H.F. [238] China K003746976 Yes
[NW Colby] [11200] Singapore K003747477 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K003715661 Yes
Brullo, S. [s.n.] Greece K000098768 Type Yes
Bowles Scholarship Bot. Exp. [1690] Iran K003745400 Yes
Levan, A. [s.n.] K003748490 Yes
Rico, L.; Maxted, N.; Ali Shehadeh [2283] Cyprus K001306595 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Türkiye K003745374 Yes
Tolmie, W.F. [s.n.] United States K000844307 Unknown Type Material Yes
Simpson, N.D. [3195] Egypt K003745496 Yes
Licent, E. (Abbe) [8039] China K003746974 Yes
s.coll. [939] Kazakhstan K003746243 No
Bishop, J.; Jackson, S. [45] Afghanistan K003745402 Yes
Dudley; Davis [35930] Türkiye K003745365 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Russia K003746237 No
Reitmayer, J.; Reitmayerova, L. [s.n.] Czech Republic K003715633 Yes
Raynal, J. [21760] Italy K003717549 Yes
Pella, A. [2615] Cyprus K001553285 Yes
Harriss, S.A. [16691] India K000844276 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jacquemont, V. [138] India K000844249 Unknown Type Material Yes
Androssov, N. [s.n.] Kazakhstan K003746245 No
[Niueseval] [s.n.] K003748495 Yes
Lepcha, R. [135] K003746940 Yes
Adamovic [s.n.] Croatia K000464316 Syntype Yes
Barkley, E.D. [5176] Iraq K003745390 Yes
Wood, J.J. [237] Cyprus K:SPC-38918.000 No
Wollaston, A.F.R. [287] K003746939 Yes
Cowley, E.J.; Doherty, M; Johnson [61830] Türkiye K000464404 Unknown Type Material Yes
Tsiang, Y. [11534] China K003746926 Yes
s.coll. [558] Pakistan K003746946 Yes
Adamovic, L. [s.n.] Greece K003715560 Yes
K:SPC-02343.000 No
Brant, J.; Strangways, W.H.F. [s.n.] K003745377 Yes
Tozer [228] Mongolia K003746972 Yes
Ridley, H.F. [235] China K003746934 Yes
Viseth [CL 1350] Cambodia K001926662 No
Cheng, S.K.; Leti, M.; Nhim, S. [CL1336] Cambodia K001926661 No
{Ju. A. Kotukhov} [s.n.] Kazakhstan K003746239 No
Brullo, S. [s.n.] Israel K000464468 Type Yes
Özhatay, N.; Özhatay, E. [61830] Türkiye K000464403 Isotype Yes
Meyers, F. [6619] West Bank K003719475 Yes
Davis; Dodds; Cetik [20466B] Türkiye K003745372 Yes
{cl. L. Charrel} [s.n.] Greece K003715554 Yes
Tolmie, W.F. [s.n.] United States K000844308 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [150] Syria K000802838 Unknown Type Material Yes
Chamberlain, D.; Grey-Wilson, C.; Li, Y.; McBeath, R.; Schilling, A. [s.n.] China K003746975 Yes
Todaro [1006] Italy K003715564 Yes
Spampinato, G. [s.n.] Italy K000098764 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003748397 No
Keith, H.G. [s.n.] Libya K003745579 Yes
van Tubergen, C.G. [s.n.] Armenia K003745368 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003745902 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K003715565 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [7605] Saudi Arabia K:SPC-55144.000 No
Kaletkina, N.G. [s.n.] K003746000 No
[D D. Chesterman] [110] Cyprus K003745387 Yes
Kass; [Nuvi] [27439] Iraq K003745392 Yes
{cl. L. Charrel} [s.n.] Greece K003715553 Yes
Law, Y.W. [741] China K003746932 Yes
Bunge [s.n.] K003746241 No
Adamovic, L. [s.n.] Greece K003715561 Yes
van der Maesen, L.J.G.; van der Maesen-van den Brink; M.J.R. [1816] Iraq K003745389 Yes
Brullo [s.n.] Italy K000098860 Type Yes
Forrest, G. [20334] China K003746945 Yes
Fuller, G.L.C. [55] India K003746989 Yes
[Sevriye] [27179A] India K003746959 Yes
Licent, E. (Abbe) [5487] China K003746952 Yes
[Nensievae] [s.n.] K003748497 Yes
Teichman, E.C. [s.n.] China K003746955 Yes
Rico, L.; Arevshatyan, I.; Rukhkyan, N. [1784] Armenia K000297281 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K003715568 Yes
[C. Fetissow] [s.n.] Kazakhstan K003746001 No
[illegible] [s.n.] K003717556 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [27280] India K003746988 Yes
Lee, C.O. [s.n.] China K003746951 Yes
Tang, T. [1468] China K003746931 Yes
Kass; [Nuvi] [27417] Iraq K003745391 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K003715567 Yes
Hummel, D. [5370] China K003746936 Yes
Winterbottom, J.E. [575] India K003746957 Yes
Khan; Prance; Ratcliffe [486] Türkiye K003745376 Yes
Henry, A. [9817] China K003746981 Yes
Webb, W.S. [Cat. no. 5071] India K001104656 Unknown Type Material Yes
Licent, E. (Abbé) [7972] China K003746896 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Russia K003746238 No
Wilson, E.H. [4684] China K003746978 Yes
Bunge, A. [s.n.] K003746242 No
Duthie, J.F. [13213] India K003746956 Yes
Rock, J.F. [13252] China K003746987 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002849567 Yes
Tang, T. [1317] China K003746929 Yes
Mokeeva, E.; Popov, A.M. [65] K000464474 Type Yes
Popov [176] K000464519 Type Yes
{cl. L. Charrel} [s.n.] Greece K003715556 Yes
Della, A. [1982] Cyprus K003745386 Yes
Pei, C. [10310] China K003746982 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002849568 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y.; Simpson, N.D. [2162] Libya K003745415 No
s.coll. [8] K003748498 Yes
Brullo, S. [s.n.] Cyprus K000464434 Type Yes
T.F.H. [4728] Cyprus K003745385 Yes
Hummel, D. [5184] China K003746938 Yes
[J.] Wittrock [s.n.] Sweden K003715656 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003715654 Yes
Davis [33745] Georgia K003745379 Yes
Chanet, L.; Serre, J.H. [s.n.] China K003746973 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003748499 No
Henry, A. [9156A] China K003746980 Yes
[illegible] [79] K003717554 Yes
Peronin, A. [93] Türkiye K000464466 Type Yes
Baytop, T. [2452] Türkiye K003718789 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Türkiye K003745366 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003748494 Yes
Davis; Bokhari [D.56029] Iran K003745398 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [4680] China K003746979 Yes
Durham, F.R. [s.n.] North Macedonia K003715559 Yes
Becker, A. [s.n.] K000098761 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stevens, N. [74] Türkiye K000464458 Type Yes
Delestre [s.n.] Algeria K000432377 Type Yes
Guichard, G.M.; Guichard, K. [T/8/60] Türkiye K003745367 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5069] Nepal K001104651 Unknown Type Material Yes
Tang, T. [1081] China K003746924 Yes
Gandoger, M. [49] Italy K003717553 Yes
Todaro [1006] Italy K001651437 Yes
Raynal, J. [21793] Italy K003717548 Yes
Kotschy, T. [s.n.] West Bank K003719474 Yes
Ross, H. [s.n.] Italy K003715562 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. United Kingdom K:SPC-15133.000 No
Farges, R.P. [s.n.] China K003746943 Yes
Mokeeva, E.; Popov, M. [57] K000464566 Type Yes
Bedi, R. [1211] Bhutan K003746941 Yes
Özhatay, N.; Özhatay, E. [58856] Türkiye K000464421 Type Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [319] Egypt K003745495 Yes
Rechinger, K.H. [35864] Afghanistan K000464355 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003748491 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003748496 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [19825] United States K003748095 Yes
Lorence Lugas [2745] Malaysia K003747474 No
Govan, G. [Cat. no. 5071] India K001104655 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003746927 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [4683] China K003746977 Yes
{cl. L. Charrel} [s.n.] Greece K003715557 Yes
Blocki, B. [s.n.] Ukraine K000098762 Syntype Yes
Bohlin, B. [2244] China K003746937 Yes
Wright, H.E.; Bent, A.M. [503-407] Iran K003717932 Yes
Schrenck [s.n.] K003746234 No
Levan, A. [s.n.] K003748488 Yes
Chiao, C.Y. [3083] China K003746930 Yes
unknown [1297] Algeria K000432378 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003748424 No
Teichman, E.C. [s.n.] China K003746954 Yes
Haussknecht, C. [s.n.] Greece K003715555 Yes
Davis, P.H. [14869] Türkiye K003745371 Yes
Tang, T. [1424] China K003746928 Yes
Özhatay, N.; Özhatay, E. [54131] Türkiye K003745369 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003746244 No
Ripley, H.D. [245] Spain K003717550 Yes
Bunge, A. [s.n.] K000464516 Type Yes
s.coll. [477] Pakistan K003746947 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003748316 Yes
Gandoger, M. [s.n.] Italy K003715650 Yes
van der Maesen, L.J.G.; van der Maesen-van den Brink; M.J.R. [1718] Iraq K003745388 Yes
Barchet [724] China K003746933 Yes
Meyer, F.N. [492] Russia K003745381 Yes
Brullo, S.; Pavone, P. [s.n.] Cyprus K000464407 Isotype Yes
Karelin, G.S.; Kiriloff, I. [2033] K003746235 No
Rawi, A. [14692] Iraq K003745394 Yes
Delavay [2932] China K003746948 Yes
Zarrei, M. [1215] Iran K003745401 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003748489 Yes
Harriss, S.A. [16691] India K000844277 Unknown Type Material Yes
McNeil [373] Türkiye K003719963 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K003715662 Yes
Albury; Cheese; Watson [2059] Türkiye K003745375 Yes
Guest, E.R.; Rawi, A.; Rechinger, K.H. [17623] Iraq K003745395 Yes
Wisniewski, T. [691] K003745380 Yes
Besser, W. [s.n.] K000464562 Unknown Type Material Yes
Horton, S.V.; [N. J. Stevens] [HS2276] Türkiye K003745373 Yes
Menzies, A. [s.n.] K000844306 Unknown Type Material Yes
Forrest, G. [914] China K000464620 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K003715566 Yes
Davis, P.H. [10601] Egypt K003745498 Yes
Govan, G. [Cat. no. 5071] India K001104654 Unknown Type Material Yes
Karelin, G.S.; Kiriloff, I. [2033] K003746236 No
Duthie, J.F. [13405] India K003746958 Yes
Lowne, B.T. [s.n.] Syria K003719368 Yes
Gabriel Strobl, P. [s.n.] Italy K003715563 Yes
Ledebour, C.F. [s.n.] K000464563 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hepper, F.N. [FNH 3452] Israel K003745378 Yes
Fang, W.P. [3620] China K003746944 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003748398 No
Brullo, S.; Pavone, P. [s.n.] Malta K000098767 Type Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K000844275 Unknown Type Material Yes
Della, A. [2685] Cyprus K003718708 Yes
Porta; Rigo [s.n.] K003717552 Yes
Popov, M.G.; Vvedensky, A. [s.n.] K003746369 No
Davis; Bokhari [D56281] Iran K003745397 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Spain K003745586 Yes
Huet du Pavillon, E.; Huet du Pavillon, A. [204] Italy K003715569 Yes
Ridley, H.F. [239] China K003746925 Yes
Parlaton [s.n.] Italy K001651438 Yes
Seregin, A. [U-27] Russia K003746240 No

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  • Interactive Key to Seed Plants of Malesia and Indo-China

    • The Malesian Key Group (2010) Interactive Key to Seed Plants of Malesia and Indo-China (Version 2.0, 28 Jul 2010) The Nationaal Herbarium Nederland Leiden and The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

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