Allium cepa (original) (raw)

Allium cepa

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IVSuperregnum: EukaryotaCladus: DiaphoretickesCladus: CAMCladus: ArchaeplastidaRegnum: PlantaeCladus: AngiospermsCladus: MonocotsOrdo: Asparagales

Familia: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamilia: Allioideae
Tribus: Allieae
Genus: Allium
Subgenus: A. subg. Cepa
Sectio: A. sect. Cepa
Species: Allium cepa

Allium cepa L., (1753)

Note: This species is found only as a cultigen with a centre of diversity in central Asia.

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Bangladesh, Cambodia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Iraq, Kirgizstan, Korea, Manchuria, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Texas, Thailand, Tibet, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, etc References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition