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Genus: Allium L.

Family: Amaryllidaceae subfamily Allioideae tribe Allieae
Also sometimes placed in: Alliaceae Liliaceae

Common name: garlic, leek, onion
Genus number: 403
Last updated: 27-Jan-2010

List of Species Records in GRIN.


References for genus:

  • Friesen, N. et al. 2006. Phylogeny and new intrageneric classification of Allium (Alliaceae) based on nuclear ribosomal DNA ITS sequences. Aliso 22:372–395. [recognizes 15 monophyletic subgenera based on ITS data].
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Synonyms (=), probable synonyms (=~), and possible synonyms (~) for genus:


Check other nomenclature databases for Allium:

  • ING: Index Nominum Genericorum
  • NCU-3e: Names in Current Use for Extant Plant Genera

Subdivisions of genus Allium:

Subgenus Section Subsection Series Subseries
Allium
Allium Allium
Allium Avulsea
Allium Brevidentia
Allium Brevispatha
Allium Caerulea
Allium Codonoprasum
Allium Costulatae
Allium Crystallina
Allium Eremoprasum
Allium Kopetdagia
Allium Longivaginata
Allium Mediasia
Allium Multicaulea
Allium Pallasia
Allium Spathulata
Amerallium
Amerallium Amerallium
Amerallium Arctoprasum
Amerallium Briseis
Amerallium Bromatorrhiza
Amerallium Caulorhizideum
Amerallium Lophioprason
Amerallium Molium
Amerallium Narkissoprason
Amerallium Rhophetoprason
Amerallium Rhynchocarpum
Amerallium Triptera
Anguinum
Butomissa
Butomissa Austromontana
Butomissa Butomissa
Caloscordum
Cepa
Cepa Annuloprason
Cepa Cepa
Cepa Condensatum
Cepa Sacculiferum
Cepa Schoenoprasum
Cyathophora
Cyathophora Coleoblastus
Cyathophora Cyathophora
Cyathophora Milula
Melanocrommyum
Melanocrommyum Acanthoprason
Melanocrommyum Acaule
Melanocrommyum Acmopetala
Melanocrommyum Aroidea
Melanocrommyum Brevicaule
Melanocrommyum Compactoprason
Melanocrommyum Kaloprason
Melanocrommyum Megaloprason
Melanocrommyum Melanocrommyum
Melanocrommyum Miniprason
Melanocrommyum Popovia
Melanocrommyum Pseudoprason
Melanocrommyum Regeloprason
Melanocrommyum Thaumasioprason
Melanocrommyum Verticillata
Microscordum
Nectaroscordum
Polyprason
Polyprason Daghestanica
Polyprason Falcatifolia
Polyprason Oreiprason
Polyprason Scorodon
Porphyroprason
Reticulatobulbosa
Reticulatobulbosa Campanulata
Reticulatobulbosa Nigrimontana
Reticulatobulbosa Reticulatobulbosa
Reticulatobulbosa Scabriscapa
Reticulatobulbosa Sikkimensia
Rhizirideum
Rhizirideum Caespitosoprason
Rhizirideum Eduardia
Rhizirideum Rhizirideum
Rhizirideum Rhizomatosa
Rhizirideum Tenuissima
Vvedenskya

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USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?403 (19 June 2013)

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