Allium calamarophilon

Euboea pixie onion
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Tribe: Allieae
Genus: Allium
Species: A. calamarophilon
Binomial name
Allium calamarophilon
Phitos & Tzanoud.

Allium calamarophilon is a species of plant in the genus Allium. It is endemic to Greece, known only from one small population on the Island of Euboea, on a rocky ledge in the center of the island near the town of Kimi. Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation and rocky shores. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Allium calamarophilon is a very small plant with a short, slender scape barely 12 cm tall. Leaves are lanceolate. Umbel contains 5-8 white or pink flowers with dark midstripes along each of the tepals[2]

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Phitos, Demetrius, & Tzanoudakis, Dimitrios B. 1981. Botanika Chronika. Patras 1(1): 11.

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