Allium macrostemon




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