Korean rocky chive
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Subgenus: A. subg. Reticulatobulbosa
Species:
A. koreanum
Binomial name
Allium koreanum
H.J.Choi & B.U.Oh[1]
Synonyms
Synonymy[2]
  • Allium deltoidefistulosum S.O.Yu, S.Lee & W.T.Lee
  • Allium japonicum Regel
  • Allium komarovianum Vved.
  • Allium ophiopogon H.Lév.
  • Allium sacculiferum var. viviparum Satake
  • Allium yuchuanii Y.Z.Zhao & J.Y.Chao

Allium koreanum, the Korean rocky chive,[3] is a species of Allium endemic to the Korean Peninsula.[4]

It has three to six leaves that are 20–54 cm (7.9–21.3 in) long and 2–7.4 cm (0.79–2.91 in) wide, and a sheath that is 7.6–22.4 cm (3.0–8.8 in) long.[5] The pyxidium is obtuse, triangular and solid.[5] Purple-red flowers bloom in August to November; 74 to 197 flowers form an umbel at the end of a 10–22.2 mm (0.39–0.87 in) long flower stalk.[5] The bract is broadovate, with a caudate end.[5] Perianth lobes are broadoval and 3.8–7.2 cm (1.5–2.8 in) long with a round end and green midrib on the underside.[5]

References

  1. ^ Choi, Hyeok Jae; Jang, Chang Gee; Ko, Sung Chul; Oh, Byoung Un (June 2004). "Two new taxa of Allium (Alliaceae) from Korea: A. koreanum H.J. Choi et B.U. Oh and A. thunbergii var. teretifolium H.J. Choi et B.U. Oh" (PDF). Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy. 34 (2): 75–85. doi:10.11110/kjpt.2004.34.2.075.
  2. ^ "Allium koreanum S.O.Yu, S.Lee & W.T.Lee". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 June 2017 – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  3. ^ Korea National Arboretum (2015). English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon, Korea: Korea National Arboretum. p. 347. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-05-25 – via Korea Forest Service.
  4. ^ "Allium koreanum". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Allium koreanum H.J.Choi & B.U.Oh". Korea Biodiversity Information System (in Korean). Korea Forest Service. Retrieved 29 June 2017.


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