| 天蒜 tian suan | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Monocots | 
| Order: | Asparagales | 
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae | 
| Subfamily: | Allioideae | 
| Genus: | Allium | 
| Species: | A. paepalanthoides  | 
| Binomial name | |
| Allium paepalanthoides | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| 
 Allium albostellerianum F.T.Wang & Tang  | |
Allium paepalanthoides is a plant species native to China. It has been reported from Henan, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Shanxi and Sichuan at elevations of 1400–2000 m.[2]
Allium paepalanthoides produces a single narrow bulb up to 15 mm across. Scape is up to 50 cm tall. Leaves lance-linear, tapering at the tip, up to 25 mm wide at the widest point. Umbels with many flowers; tepals white with green midveins. [2][3][4]
References
- ↑ The Plant List
 - 1 2 Flora of China v 24 p 179 Allium paepalanthoides
 - ↑ line drawing of Allium paepalanthoides, Flora of China Illustrations vol. 24, fig. 178, 1-3
 - ↑ Airy Shaw, Herbert Kenneth. 1931. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh 16(78): 142–143.
 
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