Allium auriculatum
Kunth
Kunth onion
Amaryllidaceae Edible: Spice, Flavouring
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Description
An onion family herb. It grows 12-35 cm tall. The bulbs are cylinder shaped and 5-8 cm long by 1-1.5 cm wide. There are 3 or 4 leaves arising from the base of the stem. The leaves are narrow ad 12-20 cm long by 0.3-0.5 cm wide. The flowering groups are in a half circle and 1.5-2.5 cm wide.
Edible Uses
It is used as a food flavouring, with both bulbs and leaves as spice.
Traditional Uses
It is used as a food flavouring.
This uses section is brief — help expand it
Distribution
It is a temperate plant. It grows on rocky slopes between 3,350-5,480 m above sea level in the Himalayas.
Where It Grows
Asia, Himalayas, India, Nepal,
Production
Flowering and fruiting occurs July to September.
References (4)
- Encyclopedia of Life.
- Pande, K. M., et al, 2015, Identification and Comparison of Volatile Constituents of Himalayan Phytofood; Allium auriculatum Kunth and its Antimicrobial Activity. International Journal of Life Sciences Vol. 4. No. 3. 2015. Pp.168-172
- Wiersema, J. H. & Leon, B., 2013, World Economic Plants. A Standard Reference CRC Press. 2nd Ed. p 33
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
