Allium cupani Raf.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Allium

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.1-0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) - 0.1
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Pinus nigra forest, amongst Quercus parygana, alpine and grey steppe rocky places on limestone, serpentine and schist; at elevations to 2,200 metres in Turkey. Dry, rocky ground.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible bulbs flowers leaves
Therapeutic use Cancer(Uterus) (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Allium cupani world distribution map, present in Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Algeria, Greece, Italy, Morocco, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Tunisia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:527895-1
WFO ID wfo-0000756036
COL ID 65XBC
BDTFX ID 79097
INPN ID 618715
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Synonyms

Allium montanum Allium pusillum Allium montanum var. subvinale Allium cupani

Lower taxons

Allium cupani subsp. hirtovaginatum Allium cupani subsp. cupani Allium cupani subsp. cyprium