Amaryllidaceae
Allium

Allium cristophii Trautv.

First published in Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 9: 268 (1884), nom. cons.
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central Türkiye (Kayseri), Turkmenistan (Kopet Da.) to NE. Iran. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Iran, Turkmenistan, Türkey

Introduced into:

Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Great Britain

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Memariani, F. & al. (2016). Plant diversity of the Khorassam-Kopet Dagh Floristic province (Irano-Turanian region). Phytotaxa 249: 1-180.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Rechinger, K.H. [53051] Iran K003718126 No
Furse, P. [7417] Iran K003718123 No
Merton, L.F.H. [3965] Iran K001651667 No
Furse, P. [7275A] Iran K003718120 No
Rechinger, K.H. [52584] Iran K003718127 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Turkmenistan K003746217 Yes
[Yuse] [s.n.] Turkmenistan K003746219 Yes
Furse, P. [7417] Iran K003718122 No
Hewer, T.F. [H3837] Iran K003718125 No
Sintenis, P. [308] Turkmenistan K003746218 Yes
Hewer, T.F. [H3793] Iran K003718124 No
Michelson, A. [s.n.] Turkmenistan K003746221 Yes
Sintenis, P. [308] Turkmenistan K003746220 Yes
Furse, P. [7275A] Iran K003718121 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images