Allium pskemense

Allium pskemensehas
Allium pskemense
Allium pskemense
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Tribe: Allieae
Genus: Allium
Species: A. pskemense
Binomial name
Allium pskemense
B.Fedtsch

Allium pskemense is a rare Asian species of wild onion native to Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and southern Kazakhstan.[1][2][3]

Allium pskemense has been overharvested for its traditional uses in food and medicine, though there are some reports of it being cultivated in kitchen gardens.[4][5]

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Pavlov, N.V. (ed.) (1958). Flora Kazakhstana 2: 1-290. Alma-Ata, Izd-vo Akademii nauk Kazakhskoi SSR.
  3. Petrova, N.A. (ed.) (1967). Flora Kirgizskoi SSR dopolnenie 1: 1-149. Frunze : Izd-vo KirgizFAN SSSR.
  4. Fedtschenko, Boris Alexjewitsch. 1905. Bull. Jard. Bot. Petersb., Izv. Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 5: 43
  5. UNEP Redlist Arkive species of the day: Allium pskemense

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