Family | Alliaceae (also placed in Liliaceae) |
Scientific name | Allium macrostemon Bunge |
Synonyms | Allium chanetii H. Léveillé; Allium grayi Regel; Allium grayi Regel var. chanetii (H. Léveillé) H. Léveillé; Allium iatasen H. Léveillé; Allium nereidum Hance; Allium nipponicum Franchet & Savatier; Allium ouensanense Nakai; Allium uratense Franchet |
Common name | (Japanese common name) no-biru (ノビル, 野蒜 [meaning: field wild onion]) |
(English common name) Chinese garlic, Japanese garlic | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (south of Akita prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
(Other nations) Russia (Far East), Korea, China, Taiwan, Mongolia | |
Habitat | Roadside, farm yard |
Chromosomal number | 2n=16, 24, 32, 40, 48 |
Description | Bulbs white 1-2cm across. Leaves 25-30cm long, 2-3mm wide. Scapes 50-80cm, non hair. Flowers bracts 13-20mm long, pedicels 15-20mm long, pale pink perianths ca. 4-5mm, flowering in May to June. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Allium macrostemon Bunge |
Allium macrostemon Bunge | |
Isolated plant gene encoding a β amyrin synthase (US Patent 7186884/2007) | |
Nucleic acid molecules associated with oil in plants (US Patent 20070039069) |
June 2008 at my home |
June 2008 at my home |
May 2007 at open field |