Allium meronense

Allium meronense

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. Melanocrommyum
Sectio: A. sect. Melanocrommyum
Species: Allium meronense

Name

Allium meronense Fragman & R.M.Fritsch, Herbertia 65: 39 (2011 publ. 2012).

• Typus: Israel. Upper Galilee, Mt. Meron. 03.04.1984, N. Bar-Shai (Holotype: HUJ 6160).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Lebanon-Syria (Lebanon), Palestine (Israel). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Fragman, O. & Fritsch, R.M. 2012 ("2011"). New species of Allium sect. Melanocrommyum from the eastern Mediterranean. Herbertia 65: 31–50. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Allium meronense in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jan 2. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Allium meronense. Published online. Accessed: 2 Jan 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Allium meronense. Accessed: 2 Jan 2025.

Vernacular names

עברית: שום הגליל

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