Allium trifurcatum is a plant species native to the Sichuan and Yunnan regions in southern China. It grows at elevations of 3000–4000 m.[2] The Tibetan people of Shangri-La and nearby areas eat its scapes.[3]
| 三柱韭 san zhu jiu | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Species: | A. trifurcatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Allium trifurcatum (F.T. Wang & T. Tang) J.M. Xu
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Allium humile var. trifurcatum F.T. Wang & T. Tang | |
Allium trifurcatum has thick roots and clusters of bulbs. Scape is up to 20 cm tall, round in cross-section. Leaves are flat, up to 10 mm across, shorter than the scape. Umbels have only a few white flowers.[2][4][5]
References
edit- ^ Tropicos
- ^ a b Flora of China v 24 p 176
- ^ Ju, Yan; Zhuo, Jingxian; Liu, Bo; Long, Chunlin (19 April 2013). "Eating from the wild: Diversity of wild edible plants used by Tibetans in Shangri-la region, Yunnan, China". Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 9 (28): 28. doi:10.1186/1746-4269-9-28. PMC 3648497. PMID 23597086.
- ^ Xu, Jie Mei. 1991. Flora Sichuanica 7: 145.
- ^ Wang, Fa Tsuan & Tang, T. (Chin). 1980. Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae 14: 284, pl. 32.