Allium orientale explained
Allium orientale is a species of wild garlic/onion native to the eastern Mediterranean; Libya, Egypt, Sinai, the Levant, Cyprus and Anatolia.[1] It has high genetic variation but is not widely distributed, suggesting that it may contain cryptic species.[2]
Notes and References
- Web site: Allium orientale Boiss. . . 2017 . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 15 September 2020 .
- Phylogenetic analysis of Allium subg. Melanocrommyum infers cryptic species and demands a new sectional classification . 2008 . Gurushidze . M. . Fritsch . R. . Blattner . F. . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . 49 . 3 . 997–1007 . 10.1016/j.ympev.2008.09.003 . 18824112 .