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Allium tripterum

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Allium tripterum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Subgenus: A. subg. Amerallium
Species:
A. tripterum
Binomial name
Allium tripterum

Allium tripterum is a plant species endemic to a small region near Mingora, in northwestern Pakistan. It is a perennial herb up to 60 cm tall, with a spherical bulb up to 20 mm across. Leaves are long and narrow. Umbels are lax with only about 5-15 long-pediceled flowers. Tepals are pink or white with prominent purple midveins.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Flora of Pakistan
  2. ^ Eugene Nasir. 1975. Flora of West Pakistan 83(Alliaceae): 30.