Allium schoenoprasum alliaceae onion chives 195 allium tuberosum alliaceae garlic chives 195. Special issue healthpromoting components of alliaceae. Comprising 434 genera and about 3,700 species, the carrot family apiaceae is a significant group of flowering plants. Nightshade family solanaceae eggplant, pepper, potato, tomato onion family alliaceae chives, garlic, leek, onion pea family fabaceae bush bean, kidney bean, lima bean, pea, pole bean, soybean sunflower family asteraceae endive, lettuce, sunflower. The tuva basin, the chuya steppe and the buchtarma valley are known refuge centres in the mountains of south siberia kuminova, 1960. Alliaceae used in folk medicine of tajikistan and uzbekistan michael keusgen 2 reinhard m fritsch 1 hikmat hisoriev 0 parvina a kurbonova 0.
Information and translations of family alliaceae in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. Botanical name family commonly used names page ocimum thyrisflora lumiaceae thai basil 104. From the kitchen windowsill to a formal border to a rustic cottage garden, chives offer the best of both form and function. The alliaceae or onion family was once included in the monocot family liliaceae, but is now recognized by many as a separate plant family. It was formerly treated as a separate family, alliaceae. Floral anatomy and systematics of alliaceae with particular. These vegetables grow from bulbs, common allium vegetables include garlic, onions and shallots. Plants perennial herbs, distichous radical leaves and leafless scape, inflorescence monochasial cyme. The general botanical characteristics of the cultivated members of this family. Onion leaves are characterized as the thickened bases of the plants normal leaves from the previous season. Monocotyledons, allium and its close relative were recognized as distinct family alliaceae. Identify wild flowers on grounds of characteristics.
Vegetative buds produced instead of flowers in some species of allium. Sensitivity of selected alliaceae seedlings to crude extracts of cucumis myriocarpus fruits t. Tamura4 herbs perennial, with a rhizome, bulb, or corm, rarely shrubby or treelike. Ac cording to world health organisation, medicinal plants.
Find support for a specific problem on the support section of our website. Inflorescence a terminal umbel, sometimes with bulblets. Vegetable plantvegetable plant families and page f their. Genera see text alliaceae is a family of herbaceous perennial flowering plants. The website also provides access to a database and images of plants photos and herbarium specimens found at.
Root and bulb vegetables rbv include carrots, celeriac root celery, parsnips apiaceae, onions, garlic, and leek alliaceaefood crops grown globally and consumed worldwide. Family alliaceae definition of family alliaceae by the. Six essential oils eos from the alliaceae family, namely garlic allium sativum, onion allium cepa, leek allium porrum, chinese chive allium tuberosum, shallot allium ascalonicum and chive allium schoenoprasum were characterized by gc and gcms and evaluated for their functional food properties. Wild allium species alliaceae used in folk medicine of. The family alliaceae was part of the family liliaceae. The leaves of most species are aromatic, frequently smelling like onion. The most representative genus in the family is allium, with about five hundred species. The garlic family has been united with the amaryllis family, amaryllidaceae. Pimenov5 herbs, annual or perennial, rarely woody at base. Biennial or perennial herbs, often with a bulb at base surrounded by dry leaves, onionlike smell.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Plants are very tolerant to high temperatures up to 300 c. It has been used as an important medicinal ailment in many countries for thousands of years pittler and ernst 2007. Scientific classification and etymology historical origins academics. Monocots, push up leaves from base, long thin leaves, flowers in racemes, store nourishment in swollen bulbs underground shoots, long life cycle, mostly biennial or perennial. Alliaceae the alliaceae or onion family was once included in the monocot family liliaceae, but is now recognized by many as a separate plant family. Onion, garlic, leek, shallots, and chives are all produced by plants in this family. Aphoto furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. The alliaceae or onion family includes several genera, mostly herbaceous bulb or cormforming plants, generally perennial. While the apiaceae and alliaceae include many species that do not form storage roots or bulbs, many wild and domesticated species in these two plant families do. Often the meristem will branch, resulting in two or more bulbs being. Chives allium schoenoprasum are a member of the onion family alliaceae grown for their leaves, which are used as an herb. Alliaceae onion and garlic family alliaceae images.
Allium schoenoprasum great for dressing up potatoes and spicing up salads, this easytogrow allium s pinkish lavender flowers make an attractive clump or edging in. Garlic garlic allium sativum is a perennial in the family alliaceae, closely related to the onion, shallot, and leek. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. Chemical composition, antibacterial and antioxidant activities of six essentials oils from the alliaceae family article pdf available in molecules 1912. Horticultureallium family wikibooks, open books for an. And these hardy perennials are sure to return year after year. Scientists working on rbv include breeders, geneticists.
An herb society of america guide garlic allium sativum formerly classified in the lily liliaceae family, garlic is now a member of the alliaceae 84,85 and is related to onions allium cepa, chives allium schoenoprasum and ornamentals like star of persia allium cristophii. Apiaceae umbelliferae san xing ke she menglan sheh menglan1, pu fading pu fating2, pan zehui 1. Lamiaceae, the mint family of flowering plants, with 236 genera and more than 7,000 species, the largest family of the order lamiales. Usdanrcs continue to list the allium species under the family liliaceae. Tepals 6, anthers 6, ovary superior, fruit a capsule. Few data analysis platforms are currently available where data collection, annotation and integration initiatives are focused on rbv plant groups. Botany march 16th herbs labs open tomorrow from for. Aphotoflora photographic stock image library family index page for alliaceae the onion or garlic family alliaceae images. J ournal of pharmacovigilance o u rn a l o o f p h ar m a c v i g i l a n c e issn.
Chase jodrell laboratory, royal botanic gardens, kew, richmond, surrey tw9 3ds, uk. A checklist of the trees, shrubs, herbs, and climbers of myanmar chklist. Pdf chemical composition, antibacterial and antioxidant. Aloe barbadensis miller, is most biologically activeamong 400 species 24. Contribution to its phylogeny of the brassicaceae, with a special reference to some asian taxa. Alliaceae family chives herbaceous perennial flower, herb, vegetable cool season onion family allium schoenoprasum great for dressing up potatoes and spicing up salads, this easytogrow alliums pinkish lavender flowers make an attractive clump or edging in. Leaves basal andor cauline, alternate, opposite, or whorled, parallel or rarely reticulate veined. Molecular studies of subfamily gilliesioideae alliaceae. It does not grow in the wild, and is thought to have arisen in cultivation, probably descended from the species allium longicuspis, which grows.
The members of this family are found throughout the world, but they. Onion family also liliaceae or amaryillidaceae onion, garlic, leek, and chive. The subfamily name is derived from the generic name of the type genus, allium. Alliaceae simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Lamiaceae is distributed nearly worldwide, and many species are cultivated for their fragrant leaves and attractive flowers. The alabama plant atlas is a source of data for the distribution of plants within the state as well as taxonomic, conservation, invasive, and wetland information for each species. Studies explain that it may be originally native to asia, but has long. Allioideae is a subfamily of monocot flowering plants in the family amaryllidaceae, order asparagales. Most are native to dry or moderately moist regions and other open areas. The common onion no longer grows in the wild, and so is known only in cultivation. Onion leaves are characterized as the thickened bases of the plants normal leaves. Its members are often aromatic and are characterized by hollow stems, taproots, and flattopped flower clusters known as umbels. Mphosi school of agricultural and environmental sciences, university of limpopo, private bag x1106, sovenga 0727, republic of south africa. Alliaceae definition is a family of monocotyledonous plants comprising chiefly the genus allium which is now usually included in the family liliaceae. The family includes bulb or cormforming plants as well as plants.
It is a commonly used bulb spice in daily food preparations in most of the indianinternational cuisine. If you do not see its contents the file may be temporarily unavailable at the journal website or you do not have a pdf plugin installed and enabled in your browser. Chives have a much milder flavor than onions or garlic. They are referred to only in the plural, because they grow in clumps rather than alone. Alliaceae definition of alliaceae by merriamwebster.
There are about 300 genera and 0 species in this family. Download fulltext pdf download fulltext pdf alliaceae article pdf available in bothalia african biodiversity and conservation 412 december 2011 with 384 reads. Alliaceae the onion family genera 600 species distribution. Onion allium cepa l alliaceae family is a perennial herbaceous plant closely related to garlic allium sativum. Liliaceae bai he ke chen xinqi chen singchi1, liang songyun liang songjun2, xu jiemei 3. The garlic family, alliaceae has been removed from botany. Some of the earliest references to this medicinal and culinary. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Sensitivity of selected alliaceae seedlings to crude. How to grow chives in the herb garden gardeners path. Alliaceae support a close relationship between allium and tulbaghia, although hitherto only two t. Allium is of great economic importance and several species are widely cultivated.
The leaf bases are replaced annually as the meristem forms a new renewal bulb. Garlic is a hardy perennial member of onion family. In apg ii 2003 these three families were combined, with the three family names being bracketed under the oldest, alliaceae. The allium bulb consists of a series of leaf bases, some with blades, others without, surrounding an apical meristem. Structural analyses and immunomodulatory properties of. Aloe belonging to family alliaceae is a succulent herb of 80 100 cm in height which matures in 4 6 years and survives for nearly 50 years under favorable conditions. A taxonomic family within the order asparagales the lilies, onions etc. Part of the the families and genera of vascular plants book series families. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. Garlic is classified as member of family alliaceae 6. Herbaceous perennial flower, herb, vegetable cool season onion family. Pdf chromosome number representative the family alliaceae from. Sassafras officinalis lauraceae file powder, ague tree, gumbo file, sassafras leaf 282 sassafras albidium lauraceae file powder, ague tree, gumbo file. The family includes herbaceous nonwoody monocot plants that are generally perennial but not evergreen.
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