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Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyAmaryllidaceae
Native toChina South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan
Observations recorded588
Allium bakeri Regel; A. bodinieri H. Léveillé & Vaniot; A. martini H. Léveillé & Vaniot; Caloscordum exsertum Lindley.
via GBIF · IUCN · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 28
- With media
- 24
- Family
- Alliaceae
- Collections
- DAV, NY, CM, MICH, US, VT
- Recorded in
- United States, Indonesia, Japan, China, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan
Wikidata facts
- Parent taxon
- Allium
- Image
- Allium chinense (as Caloscordum exsertum) Edwards's Bot. Reg. 33. 5. 1847.jpg
- Has use
- food
Show 9 more facts
- taxon name
- Allium chinense
- taxon rank
- species
- Commons category
- Allium chinense
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon common name
- 薤白
- taxon range
- Zhoushan Archipelago
- short name
- A. chinense
- taxon author citation
- G.Don
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Encyclopedic overview
Allium chinense (also known as Jiaotou, Chinese onion, Chinese scallion, glittering chive, Japanese scallion, Kiangsi scallion, and Oriental onion) is an edible species of Allium, native to China, and cultivated in many other countries. Its close relatives include the onion, scallion, leek, chive, and garlic.
Distribution
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