Allium elmaliense explained

Allium elmaliense is a species of onion endemic to Antalya Province in southwestern Turkey. It has spherical to egg-shaped bulbs up to 3 cm in diameter. Stipe is up to 30 cm tall. Flowers are fragrant; tepals are white with green midveins.[1] [2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sekj.org/PDF/anbf41/anbf41-147.pdf Ismail Gökhan Deniz & Huseyin Sümbül. 2004. Allium elmaliense (Alliaceae), a new species from SW Anatolia, Turkey. Acta Botanica Fennici 41-147-150.
  2. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=309243 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. Fritsch, R.M., Blattner, F.R. & Gurushidze, M. (2010). New classification of Allium L. subg. Melanocrommyum (Webb & Berthel.) Rouy (Alliaceae) based on molecular and morphological characters. Phyton: Annales Rei Botanicae 49: 145-320.