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Allium Wallichii
''Allium wallichii'' is a plant species native to India, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Myanmar, and parts of China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Sichuan, Tibet, Xizang, Yunnan). It grows at elevations of 2300–4800 m. ''Allium wallichii'' has elongate roots and clusters of narrow bulbs. Scape (botany), Scapes are up to 110 cm tall, triangular in cross-section. Leaves are flat, up to 20 mm across, usually shorter than the scape. Flowers are white, pink, red, dark purple (sometimes almost black). Varieties Two varieties of the species are generally accepted: ''Allium wallichii'' var. ''wallichii'' --- Leaves not narrowed into a petiole at the base ''Allium wallichii'' var. ''platyphyllum'' (Diels) J.M.XuXu, Jie Mei. 1980. Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae. Beijing 14: 211. --- Leaves not narrowed into a petiole at the base --- found only in Yunnan References {{Taxonbar, from=Q10932648 Allium, wallichii Onions Flora of Sichuan Flora of Guangxi Flora of Guizhou Flora o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Sigismund Kunth
Carl Sigismund Kunth (18 June 1788 – 22 March 1850), also Karl Sigismund Kunth or anglicized as Charles Sigismund Kunth, was a German botanist. He is known for being one of the first to study and categorise plants from the American continents, publishing ''Nova genera et species plantarum quas in peregrinatione ad plagam aequinoctialem orbis novi collegerunt Bonpland et Humboldt'' (7 vols., Paris, 1815–1825). Born in Leipzig, Kunth became a merchant's clerk in Berlin in 1806. After meeting Alexander von Humboldt, who helped him attend lectures at the University of Berlin, Kunth became interested in botany. Kunth worked as Humboldt's assistant in Paris from 1813 to 1819. He classified plants that had been collected by Humboldt and Aimé Bonpland during their journey through the Americas. When Kunth returned to Berlin in 1820, he became Professor of Botany at the University of Berlin, as well as the Vice President of the Berlin botanical garden. In 1829, he was elected membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |