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Allium Iranicum
''Allium iranicum'' or Iranian leek is a species of wild leek native to Iraq and Iran. It is used in traditional Iranian medicine as a treatment for hemorrhoids. Its chromosome number is 2n=32. Adding ''Allium iranicum'' to yogurt results in increasing the quality and thickness. References iranicum Plants described in 1985 {{Allium-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendelbo
Per Erland Berg Wendelbo (19 September 1927 – 25 September 1981) was a Norwegian botanist. He was born in Oslo, a son of physician Per Kristian Lund Wendelbo and textile designer Sigrun Berg, and grandson of judge and politician Paal Berg. He was appointed professor of botany at the University of Gothenburg from 1965 to 1981, and was a specialist on Southwestern Asian flora. Among his publications are ''The Ariamehr Botanical Garden Handbook'' from 1974 and ''Tulips and Irises of Iran and their relatives'' from 1977. In 1959, he first published '' Iris cycloglossa'' from Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is borde ..., in 'Biologiske Skrifter' 10(3): 187. Selected publications * References 1927 births 1981 deaths Scientists from Oslo 20th-c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allium
''Allium'' is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants that includes hundreds of species, including the cultivated onion, garlic, scallion, shallot, leek, and chives. The generic name ''Allium'' is the Latin word for garlic,Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. (hardback), (paperback). pp 43 and the type species for the genus is ''Allium sativum'' which means "cultivated garlic".''Allium'' In: Index Nominum Genericorum. In: Regnum Vegetabile (see ''External links'' below). Carl Linnaeus first described the genus ''Allium'' in 1753. Some sources refer to Greek ἀλέω (aleo, to avoid) by reason of the smell of garlic. Various ''Allium'' have been cultivated from the earliest times, and about a dozen species are economically important as crops, or garden vegetables, and an increasing number of species are important as ornamental plants. The decision to include a species in the genus ''Allium'' is taxonomically difficult, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
