Allium herderianum Regel

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Allium

Characteristics

Bulb solitary, ovoid-globose to ovoid, 1--1.5 cm in diam.; tunic grayish brown, thinly leathery, apex splitting or laciniate. Leaves subequaling scape, 2--4 mm wide. Scape (12--)20--40 cm, terete, covered with leaf sheaths only at base. Spathe 2-or 3-valved, persistent. Umbel hemispheric to globose, densely many flowered. Pedicels subequal, equaling to slightly longer than perianth, ebracteolate. Perianth pale to bright yellow; outer segments oblong-ovate, boat-shaped, 5--6 × 2.5--3 mm; inner ones oblong-lanceolate, 7--8 × 2--2.5 mm, apex recurved. Filaments subulate, 1/2--2/3 as long as inner perianth segments, connate at base and adnate to perianth segments for ca. 1 mm. Ovary ovoid, with concave nectaries at base. Style not exserted. Fl. and fr. Jul--Sep.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
Germination luminosity light
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Distribution

Allium herderianum world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:528150-1
WFO ID wfo-0000756394
COL ID 5TXCK
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Synonyms

Allium herderianum