Allium stipitatum
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Allium stipitatum, Persian shallot,[4] is an Asian species of onion native to central and southwestern Asia.
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Subfamily: | Allioideae |
Genus: | Allium |
Subgenus: | Allium subg. Melanocrommyum |
Species: | A. stipitatum |
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Some sources regard Allium stipitatum and A. hirtifolium as the same species,[3] while others treat A. stipitatum and A. hirtifolium as distinct.[5] Allium stipitatum in the more inclusive sense occurs in Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan.[3]
The epithet stipitatum means 'with a little stalk' referring to the ovary.[6]