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Allium tuberosum
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species of plant, Garlic chives
OverviewAI-generated
*Allium tuberosum*, commonly known as Chinese chives, 韭菜, or Chinese bieslook, is a species of plant in the family Amaryllidaceae. It belongs to the genus *Allium* and is classified within the order Asparagales, class Liliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The taxon was described by Rottler ex Spreng. and is recognized as a perennial and useful plant.
The species has a native range that includes Assam, China North-Central, Nepal, and the West Himalaya. Specific records also indicate its presence in Beijing, Shanghai, and Fujian, China. It is utilized as a medicinal plant, fodder, vegetable, and spice.
Occurrence data from various sources document the plant's distribution across Thailand, the United States, the Philippines, Pakistan, and Indonesia. The species is referenced in 409 other encyclopedia articles.
Synthesized by Vinony from 33 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, Gbif Occ, Plants of the World, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Species
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyAmaryllidaceae
Common Name: ch'in-ts'ai-tzii
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 270
- With media
- 239
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Collections
- ANSP, USFWS, UNM, CAS, SFV, MICH
- Recorded in
- Thailand, United States, Philippines, Pakistan, Indonesia, Nepal, China, Japan
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- perennial plant
- Parent taxon
- Allium
- Image
- Allium tuberosum odoratum juliol.JPG
- Has use
- spice
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- Commons category
- Allium tuberosum
- taxon rank
- species
- Commons gallery
- Allium tuberosum
- taxon common name
- leek
- taxon name
- Allium tuberosum
- taxon range
- Tibet Autonomous Region
- short name
- A. tuberosum
- taxon author citation
- Rottler ex Spreng.
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Encyclopedic overview
Allium tuberosum (garlic chives, Oriental garlic, Asian chives, Chinese chives, Chinese leek) is a species of plant native to the Chinese province of Shanxi, and cultivated and naturalized elsewhere in Asia and around the world. It has a number of uses in Asian cuisine.
Description
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