Allium cyrilli explained

Allium cyrilli is a plant species native to Greece, Turkey, and to the Apulia region of southeastern Italy.^[1]

Allium cyrilli has one egg-shaped bulb wide, fleshy leaves that are U-shaped in cross section. Umbel consists of a large number of flowers crowded together, all with long fleshy pedicels. Scape is robust, up to 100 cm tall. Tepals are pale lavender with prominent green midstripes. These surround a large and conspicuous deep purple ovary with 3 lobes.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/index1.php?scientific-name=allium+cyrilli Altervista, Flora Italiana, Sched di Botanica, Allium cyrilli
2. Tenore, Michele. 1827. Flora Napolitana 3: 364 1827.
3. Fiori, Adriano. 1896. Flora Analitica d'Italia 1: 202.
4. Omelczuk, Taisija Yakivlivna. 1962. Ukrayins'kyi Botanicnyi Zhurnal. Kiev. 19(2): 24.
5. Web site: Őzhatay, Neriman Fatma & Ilker Genç 2013. Allium cyrilli complex (sect. Melanocrommyum) in Turkey. Turkish Journal of Botany 37:39.45. . 2014-03-28 . 2014-03-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140328220432/http://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/botany/issues/bot-13-37-1/bot-37-1-4-1110-7.pdf . dead .