Allium corsicum explained

Allium corsicum is a plant species endemic to the island of Corsica in the Mediterranean.[1] [2] [3]

Allium corsicum produces a spherical to egg-shaped bulb and a stipe up to 60 cm tall. Leaves are flat and hairless, about 3 mm wide. Umbel has many bell-shaped flowers, white or pink with dark purple midveins.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ville-ge.ch/cjb/publications/cando562/C562_301-314.pdf Janzen, Phillippe, Jean-Marc Tison, Robert Deschâtres, & Henri Couderc. 2002. Allium corsicum Jauzen, J.-M. Tison, Deschâtres & H. Couderc spec. nova, espèce méconnue de la flore corse. Candollea 301-314.
  2. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/acceptedRef.do?name_id=295356 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=20007470-1&back_page=%2Fipni%2FeditAdvPlantNameSearch.do%3Ffind_infragenus%3D%26find_geoUnit%3D%26find_includePublicationAuthors%3Dtrue%26find_addedSince%3D%26find_family%3D%26find_genus%3DAllium%26find_infrafamily%3D%26find_rankToReturn%3Dspec%26find_publicationTitle%3D%26find_authorAbbrev%3D%26find_infraspecies%3D%26find_includeBasionymAuthors%3Dtrue%26find_modifiedSince%3D%26find_species%3Dcorsicum%26output_format%3Dnormal The International Plant Names Index