Taxon: Allium iranicum (Wendelbo) Wendelbo

Genus:

Allium

Subgenus:

Allium

Section:

Allium

Family:

Amaryllidaceae

Subfamily:

Allioideae

Tribe:

Allieae

Nomen number:

463750

Place of publication:

Fl. Iraq 8:158. 1985

Link to protologue:

Typification:

Name Verified on:

22-sep-2011 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last Changed: 22-sep-2011

Species priority site is:

Accessions:

0 in National Plant Germplasm System

Synonyms:

Basionym: Allium ampeloprasum subsp. iranicum Wendelbo

Economic Importance:

Gene sources: primary genetic relative of leek (based on close affinities fide Mol Phylogenet Evol 54:493. 2010)
Gene sources: probable progenitor of leek (fide Mol Phylogenet Evol 54:493. 2010)

Distributional Range:

Native

Asia-Temperate

WESTERN ASIA: Iran, Iraq

References:

Ghaffari, S. M. 2006. New cytogenetic information on Allium iranicum (Alliaceae) from Iran Biologia (Bratislava) 61:375-379.
Hirschegger, P. et al. 2010. Origins of Allium ampeloprasum horticultural groups and a molecular phylogeny of the section Allium (Allium: Alliaceae) Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 54:488-497.
Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest Flora of Iraq. 1966- (F Iraq)

Check other web resources for Allium iranicum (Wendelbo) Wendelbo :

ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://germoplasma.iniaf.gob.bo/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=463750. Accessed 12 marzo 2026.