Allium baytopiorum
(Redirected from Baytop's onion)
| Baytop's onion | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Species: | A. baytopiorum
|
| Binomial name | |
| Allium baytopiorum Kollmann & Özhatay
| |
Allium baytopiorum, or Baytop's onion, is a species of onion that is endemic to Kars Province in Turkey. It is found in montane steppe at about 1,200m elevation. The species was named in honor of Turkish botanist Asuman Baytop.[2]
Endangerment
[edit]The ICUN has listed Baytop's onion as critically endangered as its population is threatened by overgrazing and hay making.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Özhatay, N.; Ekim, T. (2014). "Allium baytopiorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T199882A2616773. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T199882A2616773.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Özhatay, Neriman (26 November 2016). "Professor Asuman Baytop (1920-2015)". İstanbul Üniversitesi Eczacılık Fakültesi Dergisi. 45 (1): 1–6. ISSN 0367-7524. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "List of Critically Endangered species in Turkey". Mongabay. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ UNEP, Samsung Engineering and. "Endemic Flora of Turkey - Ambassador report - Our Actions - Tunza Eco Generation". tunza.eco-generation.org. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
| Onion cultivars | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Onion species | |||
| Onion food | |||
| Garlic cultivars | |||
| Garlic species |
| ||
| Garlic food | |||
| Garlic and onion constituents | |||
| Related |
| ||
