Allium spathaceum Steud. ex A.Rich.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Allium

Characteristics

An onion herb. It forms bulbs and grows 40 cm tall. The leaves are narrow and have hairs along the edge. There are only a few flowers in a head.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Found at elevations around 1,500 metres.
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It is a tropical plant.
Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible bulbs flowers leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment stratification
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Distribution

Allium spathaceum world distribution map, present in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Somalia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:528889-1
WFO ID wfo-0000757387
COL ID 5TWX3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Allium spathaceum Allium subhirsutum var. spathaceum Allium subhirsutum subsp. spathaceum