Allium nigrum

Allium nigrum

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 nigrum

Name

Allium nigrum L., 1762, nom. cons.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
• Kalabotis nigrum (L.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 19. (1837).
• Molium nigrum (L.) Haw., Philos. Mag. Ann. Chem (1832): 284. (1832).

• Heterotypic
• Allium afrum (Zucc.) Kunth, Enum. Pl. 4: 455. (1843).
• Allium bauerianum Baker, Gard. Chron (1874)(2): 131. (1874).
• Allium cyrilli var. magicum (L.) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 737. (1882).
• Allium littoreum G.Don, Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 6: 8 (1827), nom. illeg.
• Allium magicum L., Sp. Pl.: 296, err. (1762), nom. rej.
• Allium nigrum f. album Maire in É.Jahandiez & al., Cat. Pl. Maroc: 122. (1931).
• Allium nigrum f. roseum Maire in É.Jahandiez & al., Cat. Pl. Maroc: 122. (1931).
• Allium nigrum Sm. in J.Sibthorp & J.E.Smith, Fl. Graec.: t. 323 (1823), nom. illeg.
• Allium odorum Ten., Fl. Napol., Prodr.: 21 (1811), nom. illeg.
• Allium paniculatum Viv., Fl. Libyc. Spec.: 19 (1824), nom. illeg.
• Allium paucibulbosum (Haw.) Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 53. (1840).
• Canidia magica (L.) Salisb., Gen. Pl.: 92 (1866), nom. inval.
• Molium paucibulbosum Haw., Philos. Mag. Ann. Chem (1832): 284. (1832).
• Ophioscorodon magicum (L.) Wallr., Sched. Crit.: 129. (1822).
• Ornithogalum afrum Zucc., Cent. Observ. Pl.: 25. (1806).

Homonyms

• Allium nigrum All. (1785) = Allium narcissiflorum Vill.
• Allium nigrum M.Bieb., nom. illeg. = Allium decipiens subsp. decipiens

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1762. Species Plantarum, ed. 2, Tomus I: 430. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Allium nigrum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jul. 23. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2018. Allium nigrum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jul. 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Allium nigrum. Published online. Accessed: Jul. 23 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Allium nigrum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12..

Vernacular names

English: Black garlic
suomi: Mustalaukka, mustasipuli
italiano: Aglio maggiore
sardu: Lillu burdu
svenska: Svartlök

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