Allium vavilovii explained
Allium vavilovii is a species of wild onion in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to southern Turkmenistan and northeastern Iran.[1] Out of the approximately 1000 species of Allium it and Allium asarense are the closest known relatives of the common onion Allium cepa.[2]
Notes and References
- 529098-1 . Allium vavilovii Popov & Vved. . 22 April 2022 .
- 2001 . Fritsch . Reinhard M. . Matin . Farideh . Klaas . Manfred . Allium vavilovii M. Popov et Vved. and a new Iranian species are the closest among the known relatives of the common onion A. cepa L. (Alliaceae) . Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution . 48 . 4 . 401–408 . 10.1023/A:1012034931024 . 28813594 .