| Family |
Alliaceae (also placed in Liliaceae) |
| Scientific name |
Allium victorialis L. |
| Synonyms |
Allium anguinum Bubani; Allium latissimum Prokhanov; Allium microdictyum
Prokhanov; Allium ochotense Prokhanov; Allium plantagineum Lamarck; Allium
victorialis L. forma variegatum (Nakai) S. O. Yu & al.; Allium victorialis
L. subsp. platyphyllum (Makino) Hultén; Allium victorialis L. var. platyphyllum
Makino; Allium victorialis L. var. variegatum Nakai ex Mori; Allium wenchuanense
Z. Y. Zhu; Cepa victorialis (L.) Moench |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) gyo-ja nin-niku (ギョウジャニンニク, 行者大蒜 [meaning: ascetic
garlic]) |
| (English common name) Korean long-rooted garlic, Korean wild garlic, victory
onion |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (north of Nara prefecture) |
| (Other nations) Russia (eastern Siberia), Korea, China (northeastern region),
USA (Alaska) |
| Habitat |
(Hokkaido) fields; (Honshu) mountains |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=16, 32 |
| Description |
Bulbs 4-7cm long. Leaves 18-30cm long, non hair. Scapes 40-70cm tall, non
hair. Flowers 2-3 involucres 2cm long, pedicels 12mm long, purple or white
perianths 5-6mm long, flowering in May to July. Fruits 6mm long, seeds
black ca. 3mm long. Perennial plants. |
| Reference |
Allium victorialis L. |
| Allium victorialis Linnaeus |
| Composition for preventing and treating type I allergy (US Patent 7211567/2007) |
| Plant extracts and dermatological uses thereof (US Patent 20070122492) |
| Process for producing allumium exteacts (WO Patent WO/2002/049454) |
