Allium siphonanthum
| 管花韭 guan hua jiu | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Species: | A. siphonanthum
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| Binomial name | |
| Allium siphonanthum Xu, Jie Mei
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Allium siphonanthum is a plant species endemic to Yunnan Province in southern China. It grows on hillsides at an elevation of approximately 2800 m.[1]
Allium siphonanthum has bulbs up to 15 mm across. Scape is up to 60 cm tall, round in cross-section. Leaves are long and very narrow, about the same length as the scape but only about 3 mm across, often drooping under its own weight. Umbel is spherical, with a dense cluster of many reddish-purple flowers.[1][2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Flora of China v 24 p 182, Allium siphonanthum
- ^ line drawing of Allium siphonanthum, Flora of China Illustrations vol. 24, fig. 184, 1-4
- ^ Wang, Fa Tsuan & Tang, T. (Chin). 1980. Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae 14: 284, pl. 41.