Allium ascalonicum L.
First published in Fl. Palaest.: 117 (1756)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Medit. to Arabian Peninsula. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Egypt, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Turkey
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Cepa ascalonica (L.) Garsault in Fig. Pl. Méd.: t. 208 (1764), opus utique oppr.
- Porrum ascalonicum (L.) Rchb. in Fl. Germ. Excurs.: 110 (1830)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Allium carneum Willd. in Enum. Pl.: 359 (1809)
- Allium fissile Gray in Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 183 (1821 publ. 1822)
- Allium hierochuntinum Boiss. in Fl. Orient. 5: 244 (1882)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
- Zhengyi, W. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2000). Flora of China 24: 1-431. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Sources
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Art and Illustrations in Digifolia
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Science Photographs
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