Allium amethystinum

Allium amethystinum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamilia: Allioideae
Tribus: Allieae
Genus: Allium
Subgenus: A. subg. Allium
Sectio: A. sect. Allium
Species: Allium amethystinum

Name

Allium amethystinum Tausch in C.F. Hornschuch, Syll. Pl. Nov. 2: 256 (1828).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Porrum amethystinum (Tausch) Rchb., Fl. Germ. Excurs.: 140(16) (1831). [POWO, Hassler: Synonym of A. ampeloprasum]
• Heterotypic
  • Allium segetum Jan ex Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 7: 1020 (1830).
  • Allium rollii A.Terracc., Malpighia 3: 289 (1889).
    • Allium sphaerocephalon subsp. rollii (A.Terracc.) K.Richt., Pl. Eur. 1: 200 (1890).
  • Allium stojanovii Kov., Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 1968: 42 (1968).
  • Allium amethystinum var. antiquorum Radic, Acta Biokovica 5: 65 (1989).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Yugoslavia. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hornschuch, C.F. 1825–1828. Sylloge Plantarum Novarum Itemque Minus Cognitarum a Praestantissimis Botanicis adhuc Viventibus Collecta et a Societate Regia Botanica Ratisbonensi Edita. Vol. 2, 256 pp, Ratisbonae [Regensburg]. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Allium amethystinum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Nov 14. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Allium amethystinum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Nov 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Allium amethystinum. Published online. Accessed: 14 Nov 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Allium amethystinum. Accessed: 14 Nov 2023.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Allium amethystinum. Accessed: 2023 Nov 14.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Allium amethystinum in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Nov 14.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Allium amethystinum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

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