Allium schoenoprasum L.

 
  • Family : LILIACEAE
    (Lily Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BACHNAG FAMILY (बचनाग फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Amaryllidaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Allium acutum Spreng.; Allium alpinum (DC.) Hegetschw.; Allium broteri Kunth; Allium buhseanum Regel; Allium carneum Schult. & Schult.f.; Allium coloratum Dulac; Allium foliosum Clairv. ex DC.; Allium glaucum Ledeb.; Allium idzuense H.Hara; Allium lusitanicum Link ex Regel; Allium montanum Schrank; Allium palustre Chaix; Allium palustre Salisb.; Allium palustre Pourr. ex Lag.; Allium punctulatum Schltdl.; Allium purpurascens Losa; Allium raddeanum Regel; Allium reflexum F.Dietr.; Allium riparium Opiz; Allium roseum Krock.; Allium schmitzii var. duriminium Cout.; Allium schoenoprasum f. albiflorum J.Rousseau; Allium schoenoprasum subsp. gredense (Rivas Goday) Rivas Mart., Fern.Gonz. & Sánchez Mata; Allium schoenoprasum var. idzuense (H.Hara) H.Hara; Allium schoenoprasum subsp. latiorifolium (Pau) Rivas Mart., Fern.Gonz. & Sánchez Mata; Allium schoenoprasum var. laurentianum Fernald; Allium schoenoprasum var. litorale Koldaeva; Allium schoenoprasum subsp. orosiae J.M.Monts.; Allium schoenoprasum f. purpuratum Konta; Allium sibiricum L.; Allium tenuifolium Salisb.; Allium tenuifolium Pohl; Allium ubinicum Kotukhov; Allium udinicum Antsupova; Ascalonicum schoenoprasum (L.) P.Renault; Cepa schoenoprasa (L.) Moench; Cepa tenuifolia (Salisb.) Gray; Porrum schoenoprasum (L.) Schur; Porrum sibiricum (L.) Schur; Schoenissa rosea Salisb.; Schoenissa schoenoprasa (L.) Salisb.; Schoenoprasum vulgare Fourr.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Allium schoenoprasum L.
  • Common name : Chives
  • Vernacular name :
    • Tilhou Macha (Manipuri)
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Meadows, valleys, damp slopes; 2000 - 3000 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : It is believed that eating chives would increase blood pressure and acted as a diuretic
  • Key identification features : Leaves, leaf sheaths, and scape smooth
  • Flower, Fruit : July-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Temperate Northern Hemisphere
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Temperate Northern Hemisphere
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 239
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Allium schoenoprasum. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

India Distribution

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