Allium tulipifolium explained

Allium tulipifolium is an Asian species of wild onion native to Xinjiang, Kazakhstan and Altay Krai.^[1] It is found at elevations of 600–1000 m.^{[2] [3]}

Allium tulipifolium has round to egg-shaped bulbs up to 20 mm in diameter. Scape is up to 40 cm tall, round in cross-section. Leaves are flat, waxy, up to 2 cm across, much shorter than scape, with a pink or dark green margin. Umbel has many flowers, the tepals white with dark green or purple mid-veins.^{[2] [4]}

External links

• line drawing of Allium tulipifolium, Flora of China Illustrations vol. 24, fig. 229, 1-4
• photo of isotype of Allium tulipifolium, herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=296866 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=240001066 Flora of China v 24 p 200 郁金叶蒜 yu jin ye suan Allium tulipifolium
3. Malyschev L.I. & Peschkova, G.A. (eds.) (2001). Лук тюльпанолистный. Flora of Siberia 4: 1-238. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
4. Ledebour, Carl Friedrich von. 1830. Flora Altaica 2: 9.