Allium

Also known as ornamental onion, onion, onion genus, onions

thumb|Allium flavum (yellow) and [[Allium carinatum (purple)]] alt=Allium sp.|thumb|Allium sp.

AI overview

Allium is a large genus of plants in the lily family that includes common vegetables and flavorings like onions, garlic, leeks, and chives. These plants matter because they are widely cultivated for food, are used in cuisines around the world, and some species are also grown as ornamental flowers.

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Species

Ramsons

Allium

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAsparagales
FamilyAmaryllidaceae

Native toAfghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Algeria, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam

Observations43,612

Observations recorded1,519,867

蔥屬（学名：Allium），包含許多多年生鱗莖植物，雖然有少數種蔥屬植物並不結成堅實的鱗莖。

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Research

12,700 papers

Allium vegetables: Traditional uses, phytoconstituents, and beneficial effects in inflammation and cancer.ReviewCritical reviews in food science and nutrition · 2023Alam A, Al Arif Jahan A, Bari MS et al.DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2022.2036094
Allium vegetables for possible future of cancer treatment.ReviewPhytotherapy research : PTR · 2019Asemani Y, Zamani N, Bayat M et al.DOI: 10.1002/ptr.6490
Chemical constituents and medicinal properties of Allium species.ReviewMolecular and cellular biochemistry · 2021Bastaki SMA, Ojha S, Kalasz H et al.DOI: 10.1007/s11010-021-04213-2
Allium cepa L. as a bioindicator: A comprehensive review of genotoxicity and cytotoxicity assessment methods.ReviewToxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology · 2025Tavarekere Venkataravanappa J, Saraswathi S, Shapur Gopalkrishnashetty Y et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2025.108586
Allium vegetables and upper aerodigestive tract cancers: a meta-analysis of observational studies.Molecular nutrition & food research · 2016Guercio V, Turati F, La Vecchia C et al.DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201500587
Association between Allium vegetables and the risk of non-digestive tract cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort and case-control studies.Cancer treatment and research communications · 2022Guo L, Yuan X, Yang B et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.ctarc.2022.100598
Mechanism of Allium Crops Bulb Enlargement in Response to Photoperiod: A Review.ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2020Atif MJ, Ahanger MA, Amin B et al.DOI: 10.3390/ijms21041325
Allium vegetable intake and gastric cancer: a case-control study and meta-analysis.Molecular nutrition & food research · 2015Turati F, Pelucchi C, Guercio V et al.DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201400496

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Wikidata facts

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Commons category: Allium
taxon name: Allium
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=403
Commons gallery: Allium
taxon common name: Onion
PAEnflowered taxon URL: www.paenflowered.org/apgii/asparagales/alliaceae/allium
Montana Plant Life URL: montana.plant-life.org/cgi-bin/genus03.cgi?Liliaceae_Allium

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Article

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Contents

Description
Taxonomy
Phylogeny
History
Subdivision
Evolutionary lines and subgenera
First evolutionary line
Second evolutionary line
Third evolutionary line
Proposed infrageneric groups
Distribution and habitat
Ecology
Genetics
Telomere
Cultivation
Ornamental
Toxicity
Uses
References
Sources
Bibliography
Books
Chapters
Articles
Websites
External links

thumb|Allium flavum (yellow) and [[Allium carinatum (purple)]] alt=Allium sp.|thumb|Allium sp.

Allium is a large genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants with 1112 accepted species, making Allium the largest genus in the family Amaryllidaceae and among the largest plant genera in the world. Many of the species are edible, and some have a long history of cultivation and human consumption as a vegetable including the onion, garlic, scallions, shallots, leeks, and chives.