Allium melitense

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Allium melitense
Systematics
Order : Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family : Amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae)
Subfamily : Leek family (Allioideae)
Tribe : Allieae
Genre : Leek ( allium )
Type : Allium melitense
Scientific name
Allium melitense
( Somm. & Caruana ) Cif. & Giacom.

Allium melitense is a plant of the genus Allium from the family of Amaryllidaceae family (Amaryllidaceae). The species isnativeto Malta only.

description

Allium melitense is a perennial bulb plant that can grow to a height of 30 centimeters. The leaves are grooved. They bloom from spring to summer. The inflorescence is approximately spherical and usually has a diameter of up to 3 centimeters. The numerous flowers are purple-violet and egg-shaped, the bracts are keeled.

distribution

Allium melitense is native to Malta only , where it inhabits rocky steppes and valley slopes. The type is common.

Systematics and botanical history

The species was first described in 1927 (after a first, invalid suggestion in 1915) as a variety of field garlic ( Allium ampeloprasum ), but in 1950 it was established as a separate species by Raffaele Ciferri and Valerio Giacomini .

proof

  1. a b Hans Christian Weber, Bernd Kendzior: Flora of the Maltese Islands - A Field Guide , 2006, ISBN 3-8236-1478-9 , p. 40
  2. ^ Entry on the species in the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families , Online , last accessed on April 13, 2010