Allium tel-avivense explained
Allium tel-avivense is a plant species found in Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Egypt, including the Sinai Peninsula. It is a bulb-forming perennial with a small umbel of only a few flowers. Tepals are pink, and the ovary is large, green and conspicuous.[1] [2] [3] [4] Its name comes from the city of Tel Aviv.
Notes and References
- Web site: Flora of Israel Online . 2014-03-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140330232609/http://flora.huji.ac.il/browse.asp?action=specie&specie=ALLTEL . 2014-03-30 . dead .
- http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do;jsessionid=94ED4F88A29EE6F5507446017EEDCF22?name_id=296769 World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Eig, Alexander. 1931. Plants of Palestine 75.
- Oppenheimer, Hillel Reinhard. 1940. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de Genève, Sér. 2 31: 189, Allium aschersonianum subsp. tel-avivense