Allium cyathophorum
Allium cyathophorum is a Chinese species of flowering plant in the onion genus Allium of the family Amaryllidaceae. It grows at elevations from up to.
Description
This bulbous herbaceous perennial has thick roots but thin, fibrous bulbs. The scapes are usually 2-angled, up to tall. The leaves are flat, narrowly linear, usually shorter than the scapes. The umbels are hemispheric with purple flowers.Taxonomy
Allium cyathophorum is found in the third evolutionary line of the genus Allium. It is a member of the subgenus Cyathophora and is the type species for that subgenus.Varieties
Two infraspecific varieties are recognized:Allium cyathophorum var. cyathophorum – tepals blunt-tipped – Qinghai, Sichuan, Tibet, YunnanAllium cyathophorum var. farreri Stearn – tepals pointed at the tips – Gansu, SichuanWilliam Stearn originally named Allium farreri in 1930 after Reginald Farrer, but in 1950 realised it was a variety of Allium cyathophorum, and so renamed it.