- Family:
- Amaryllidaceae J.St.-Hil.
- Genus:
- Allium L.
Allium neapolitanum Cirillo

[FTEA]
Alliaceae, Sarah Smith & Jonathan Stansbie. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2003
- Morphology General Habit
- Perennial bulbous herb, 20–60 cm high, bulb 1–2.5 cm in diameter, with many bulbils.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves linear, glaucous, 10–50 cm long, 0.4–1.2 cm wide.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Scape
- Scape 20–70 cm long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescence a lax umbel with 12–15 fragrant flowers.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts
- Bracts triangular, acuminate, 1–3 cm long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Pedicel
- Pedicels unequal, 1–7 cm long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Perianth
- Perianth 7–15 mm long, purple in bud, then white; lobes with pink or purple midrib, ± 4 mm wide.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens included; filaments 7–10 mm long, simple..
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
- Ovary oblong, very shortly stalked.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Capsule obovoid, triquetrous, 6–10 mm long.
- Figures
- Fig. 2 (page 7).
- Habitat
- A weed spread from nurseries, in gardens, parks, along roads, and often near houses; 1600–2150 m
- Distribution
- K4 T3 originally from warm temperate America but now naturalised in Malawi, Madagascar, South Africa, and SW Europe
[FZ]
Flora Zambesiaca Alliaceae by S. Kativu
- Morphology General Habit
- Perennial herb, 19–85 cm high; bulb 6–20 mm diameter with several to many bulbils.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves linear, glaucous, 8–30 × 0.2–0.9 cm wide.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Peduncles
- Peduncle 11–76 cm long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescence laxly umbellate, 12–15 flowered.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts
- Bracts overlapping at base, triangular, acuminate, 8–20 mm long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Pedicel
- Pedicels unequal, 1–4 cm long in fruit.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Perianth
- Perianth 7–10 mm long, greenish-purple in bud, turning white, lobes with a purplish midrib, c.4 mm wide.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens included, filaments c.8 mm long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
- Ovary oblong, subsessile.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Capsule obovoid, triquetrous, 5 × 5 mm wide; seeds blackish.
- Distribution
- Also in South Africa (former Transvaal) and Tanzania.
- Ecology
- On disturbed ground, a naturalized weed of old lands and gardens; 1000–1200 m.
Native to:
Albania, Baleares, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Sinai, Spain, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia
Introduced into:
Algeria, California, Canary Is., Florida, Georgia, Great Britain, Louisiana, Madeira, Morocco, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Pakistan, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
- Allium album Santi
- Allium amblyopetalum Link
- Allium candidissimum Cav.
- Allium candidum C.Presl
- Allium cowanii Lindl.
- Allium gouanii G.Don
- Allium inodorum Aiton
- Allium lacteum Sm.
- Allium laetum Pollini
- Allium liliflorum Zeyh.
- Allium sieberianum Schult. & Schult.f.
- Allium subhirsutum Delile ex Boiss.
- Allium subhirsutum Sieber ex Kunth
- Allium subhirsutum subsp. album (Santi) Maire & Weiller
- Allium sulcatum DC.
- Geboscon inodorum (Aiton) Thell.
- Nectaroscordum neapolitanum (Cirillo) Galasso & Banfi
- Nothoscordum inodorum (Aiton) G.Nicholson
Allium neapolitanum Cirillo appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Jan 1, 1973 | Bojer [s.n.], Mauritius | Nothoscordum inodorum | K000432370 | Yes |
First published in Pl. Rar. Neapol. 1: 13 (1788)
Accepted by
- Boulos, L. (1995). Flora of Egypt Checklist: i-xii, 1-287. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
- Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
- Danin, A. (2004). Distribution Atlas of Plants in the Flora Palaestina area: 1-517. The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Jerusalem.
- Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1984). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 8: 1-632. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
- Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
- Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- George, A.S. (ed.) (1987). Flora of Australia 45: 1-521. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
- Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
- Healey, A.J. & Edgar, E. (1980). Flora of New Zealand 3: 1-220. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
- Maire, R. (1958). Flore de l'Afrique du Nord 5: 1-307. Paul Lechevalier, Paris.
- Meikle, R.D. (1985). Flora of Cyprus 2: 833-1970. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Nasir, E. (1975). Flora of Pakistan 83: 1-31. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
- Parslow, R. & Bennallick, I. (2017). The new flora of the Isles of Scilly: 1-539. Parslow Press.
- Rico, E. & al. (eds.) in Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora Iberica 20: 1-651. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
- Vladimirov, V., Dane, F. & Kit Tan (2015). New floristic records in the Balkans: 26 Phytologia Balcanica 21: 53-91.
Literature
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Danin, A. (2004). Distribution Atlas of Plants in the Flora Palaestina area: 1-517. The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Jerusalem.
- Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1984). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 8: 1-632. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
- Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
- George, A.S. (ed.) (1987). Flora of Australia 45: 1-521. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
- Healey, A.J. & Edgar, E. (1980). Flora of New Zealand 3: 1-220. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
- Maire, R. (1958). Flore de l'Afrique du Nord 5: 1-307. Paul Lechevalier, Paris.
- Nasir, E. (1975). Flora of Pakistan 83: 1-31. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
- Parslow, R. & Bennallick, I. (2017). The new flora of the Isles of Scilly: 1-539. Parslow Press.
- Rico, E. & al. (eds.) in Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora Iberica 20: 1-651. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
- Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542. New York Botanical Garden.
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