Allium chienchuanense is a plant species endemic to the Province of Yunnan in southern China. It grows on stream banks at elevations of about 3100 m.[1]
| 剑川韭 jian chuan jiu | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Species: | A. aciphyllum
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| Binomial name | |
| Allium aciphyllum Xu, Jie Mei
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Allium chienchuanense produces bulbs up to 3 cm in diameter. Scape is up to 80 cm long, and round in cross-section. Umbel is spherical with many yellow flowers.[1][2][3]
References edit
- ^ a b Flora of China v 24 p 175.
- ^ Wang, Fa Tsuan, & Tang, Tsin. 1980. Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae 14: 284, pl. 35.
- ^ line drawing of Allium chienchuanense , Flora of China Illustrations vol. 24, fig. 167, 1-4