Amaryllidaceae
Allium

Allium ascalonicum L.

First published in Fl. Palaest.: 117 (1756)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Medit. to Arabian Peninsula. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Egypt, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Turkey

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Zhengyi, W. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2000). Flora of China 24: 1-431. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1974 Sandwith, N.Y.; Simpson, N.D. [2127; 39054] Libya K003745417 Yes
Seemann, B. [637] Fiji K003748257 Yes
Pampanini, R. [1352] Libya K003745416 Yes
s.coll. [5817] K003747007 Yes
Krishnamurthi, K.S. [s.n.] India K003747009 Yes
Krishnamurthy, K.S. [s.n.] India K003747013 Yes
Krishnamurthi, K.S. [s.n.] India K003747010 Yes
Krishnamurthi, K.S. [s.n.] India K003747012 Yes
Edgeworth [111] India K003747014 Yes
Turrill, W.B. (Dr.) [s.n.] United Kingdom K003748259 Yes
Hu, S.Y. [9902] Hong Kong K003748256 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003748258 Yes
Li, Z.Y. [15435] China K003746431 Yes
Ramaswami, K.; [Agric Demonstation Koilpatti] [s.n.] India K003747011 Yes
Frake, C.O. [56725] Philippines K003747475 No
Paine, J.A. [s.n.] Jordan Allium hierochuntinum K003719637 Yes
Kotschy, T. [s.n.] West Bank Allium hierochuntinum K003719635 Yes
Amdursky, I. [s.n.] Allium hierochuntinum K003719643 Yes
Boissier, E. [s.n.] Israel Allium hierochuntinum K001651676 Yes
Salmon; Lovell [79] Jordan Allium hierochuntinum K003719646 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] West Bank Allium hierochuntinum K003719645 Yes
Siehe, W. [150] Türkiye Allium hierochuntinum K003719634 No
Bornmüller, J. [1544] West Bank Allium hierochuntinum K003719632 Yes
[R. R.] [s.n.] Jordan Allium hierochuntinum K003719644 Yes
Port [s.n.] West Bank Allium hierochuntinum K003719642 Yes
Pinard [s.n.] West Bank Allium hierochuntinum K003719640 Yes
Boissier, E. [s.n.] West Bank Allium hierochuntinum K003719641 Yes
Meyers, F.S.; Dinsmore, J.E. [4909] West Bank Allium hierochuntinum K003719636 Yes
Samuelsson, G. [3131] West Bank Allium hierochuntinum K003719633 No
s.coll. [172] West Bank Allium hierochuntinum K003719638 Yes
Meyers, F.S.; Dinsmore, J.E. [m909] West Bank Allium hierochuntinum K003719639 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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