Allium wallichii Kunth

 
  • Family : LILIACEAE
    (Lily Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BACHNAG FAMILY (बचनाग फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Amaryllidaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Allium bulleyanum Diels; Allium caeruleum Wall.; Allium feddei H.Lév.; Allium lancifolium Stearn; Allium liangshanense Z.Y.Zhu; Allium platyphyllum (Diels) F.T.Wang & Tang; Allium polyastrum Diels; Allium praelatitium H.Lév.; Allium tchongchanense H.Lév.; Allium violaceum Wall. ex Regel; Allium wallichianum Steud.; Allium wallichii var. platyphyllum (Diels) J.M.Xu; Nothoscordum mairei H.Lév.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Allium wallichii Kunth
  • Common name : Himalayan Onion
  • Vernacular name :
    • Doona, Gobka, Laddu, Ladu (Hindi)
    • Ban Lasun (Nepali)
    • Ksirapalandu (Sanskrit)
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Forest margins, scrub, moist meadows, stream banks; 2300 - 4800 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : The bulbs, boiled then fried in ghee, are eaten in the treatment of cholera and dysentery. The raw bulb is chewed to treat coughs and colds. It is said that eating the bulbs can ease the symptoms of altitude sickness.
  • Key identification features : Leaves linear to broadly so, base not narrowed into a petiole; scape covered with leaf sheaths only at base
  • Flower, Fruit : July-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Pakistan to South China
  • 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 wallichii. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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