Allium glandulosum
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Gland onion
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Summary
Source: WikipediaAllium glandulosum, the gland onion, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras. It has a history of cultivation by indigenous Mesoamerican peoples.
Description
An onion plant in the Amaryllidaceae family, native to tropical regions. It produces a vegetable used as food.
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Edible Uses
The plant and vegetable portions are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Mexico, North America,
Notes
They have also been put in the family Alliaceae.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Cebolla de monte, Cebolleja
References (3)
- Casas, A., et al, 1996, Plant Management Among the Nahua and the Mixtec in the Balsas River Basin, Mexico: An Ethnobotanical Approach to the Study of Plant Domestication. Human Ecology, Vol. 24, No. 4 pp. 455-478
- Piedra-Malagón, E. M. et al, 2022, Edible native plants of the Gulf of Mexico Province. Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e80565 p 9
- Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 23
