Allium koenigianum
Allium koenigianum, or Koenig's onion, is a species of onion that is endemic to the Erzurum and Çoruh regions of Turkey.[2][3]
| Allium koenigianum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Species: | A. koenigianum |
| Binomial name | |
| Allium koenigianum | |
The species is very rare and quite possibly extinct. It is only known from two records dating from the 1920s.[1]
References
- Özhatay, N. & Ekim, T. (2014). "Allium koenigianum". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2014: e.T199877A2616292. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T199877A2616292.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- Grossheim, Alexander Alfonsovich 1928. ФЛора Кавказа (Flora Kavkaza) 1: 200
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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