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Amaryllidaceae

Subfamily Agapanthoideae

Subfamily Allioideae
Tribe Allieae

Subfamily Allioideae
Tribe Tulbaghieae

Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Amaryllideae

Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Cyrtantheae

Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Galantheae

Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Haemantheae

Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Hippeastreae

Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Hymenocallideae

Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Lycorideae

Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Narcisseae

Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Stenomesseae

W/C = Wild Collected
Allium cepa L.

  • Common Name:
  • Family: Amaryllidaceae J. St-Hil.

  • Country of Origin: known only in cultivation, but wild relatives from central Asia
  • Habitat:

  • Description: (Proliferum group)

    A perennial that produces onions. It has a variety of uses. People use it in the house to prevent mildew. Doctors recommend the onion for some vitamins and to arose the appetite, but Allium cepa is commonly known for its culinary purposes. (salads and flavoring). The Proliferum group produces bulbils in the inflorescence which is one common way of propagating these plants.

    The other two groups of A. Cepa are the Cepa group in which single onions are produced with no bulbils in the inflorescence (common onions) and the Aggregatum group which does not produce bulbils but produces lateral bulbs (Shallots)

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Accession Data:

  • Accession # 198501260
  • Source: Unknown
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1985
  • Bench: 3311 - W Bench
  • Qty: 2 confirmed on 12-13-2010
Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: monocots
  • Order: Asparagales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Amaryllidaceae
  • SubFamily: Allioideae
  • Tribe: Allieae
  • SubTribe:
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