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Allium cepa
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Family:
LILIACEAE
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Citation: Allium cepa L., Sp. Pl. 300. 1753; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1528 (1067). 1928.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Bawang, Chuvannulli, Savala, Kappaulli, Ulli
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Tamil name(s):
Palandu
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English name(s):
Onion
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Description:
Bulbs depressed-globose, to 6 cm wide; outer tunic membranous. Shoots to 75 cm. Stem hollow, inflated below. Leaves c. 10, flattened, sheathing below, to 40 x 2 cm. Spathes 3, shorter than umbel. Umbels to 7 cm wide, subtended by 2 or 3 reflexed bracts; pedicel to 4 cm. Tepals lilac or white, to 4.5 x 2.5 mm. Stamens 4-6 mm, exserted.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
February-March
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District(s):
Idukki, Palakkad, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Cultivated
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Distribution:
Native of Europe
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
White
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Monocotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
Yes
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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