Allium vavilovii is a species of wild onion in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to southern Turkmenistan and northeastern Iran.[1] Out of the approximately 1000 species of Allium it and Allium asarense are the closest known relatives of the common onion Allium cepa.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Allium vavilovii Popov & Vved". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  2. ^ Fritsch, Reinhard M.; Matin, Farideh; Klaas, Manfred (2001). "Allium vavilovii M. Popov et Vved. and a new Iranian species are the closest among the known relatives of the common onion A. cepa L. (Alliaceae)". Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 48 (4): 401–408. doi:10.1023/A:1012034931024. S2CID 28813594.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allium_vavilovii
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