Allium caspium
Allium caspium is a species of onions named for the Caspian Sea. It is native to the southern parts of European Russia, as well as central and southwestern Asia[2][3][4][5][6]
- Varieties
| Allium caspium | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Species: | A. caspium |
| Binomial name | |
| Allium caspium | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Two formal botanical varieties are recognized:[1]
- Allium caspium subsp. baissunense (Lipsky) F.O.Khass. & R.M.Fritsch - Tajikistan, Uzbekistan[4]
- Allium caspium subsp. caspium - European Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, northern Caucasus, Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan
References
- The Plant List
- Flora of Pakistan
- Marschall von Bieberstein, Friedrich August. 1808. Flora Taurico-Caucasica 1: 265.
- Khassanov, Furkat Orunbaevich & Fritsch, Reinhard M. 1994. Linzer Biologische Beiträge 26: 978.
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Peter Simon von Pallas. 1773. Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des russischen Reichs 2: 736, Crinum caspium
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