Allium tanguticum is a Chinese species of wild onion native to Gansu, Qinghai and Tibet. It grows at elevations of about 2000–3500 m.[1][2]
| 唐古薤 tang gu xie | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Subgenus: | A. subg. Allium |
| Species: | A. tanguticum
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| Binomial name | |
| Allium tanguticum | |
Allium tanguticum produces one round to egg-shaped bulb up to 15 mm across. Scape is up to 50 cm tall, round in cross-section. Leaves are flat, shorter than the scape, up to 4 mm wide. Umbel is hemispheric, with many purple flowers crowded together.[1][3][4][5]
References
edit- ^ a b Flora of China v 24 p 197 唐古薤 tang gu xie Allium tanguticum
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Regel, Eduard August von. 1887. Trudy Imperatorskago S.-Peterburgskago Botaničeskago Sada 10(1): 317-318 in Latin
- ^ Regel, Eduard August von. 1887. Trudy Imperatorskago S.-Peterburgskago Botaničeskago Sada 10(1): plate 2, figure 1 at left line drawing of Allium tanguticum
- ^ Flora of China Illustrations vol. 24, fig. 223, 1-3 at right line drawing of Allium tanguticum