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Allium L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 300 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000001260.

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Synonyms of Allium

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Aglitheis Raf. Fl. Tellur. 2: 17 (1837) wfo-4000000957
Anguinum Fourr. Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon sér. 2, 17: 160. 1869 wfo-4000002114
Ascalonicum P.Renault Fl. Orne 33. 1804 [24 Sep 1803 - 22 Sep 1804] wfo-4000003224
Berenice Salisb. Salisb., Gen. Pl. 89 (1866) wfo-4000004464
Briseis Salisb. Gen. Pl. [Salisbury] 92. 1866 [Apr-May 1866] wfo-4000005447
Butomissa Salisb. Gen. Pl. [Salisbury] 91. 1866 [Apr-May 1866] wfo-4000005832
Calliprena Salisb. Gen. Pl. [Salisbury] 89. 1866 [Apr-May 1866] wfo-4000006087
Caloscordum Herb. Edwards's Bot. Reg. 30(Misc.): 66. 1844[1844]. wfo-4000006189
Camarilla Salisb. Gen. Pl. [Salisbury] 91. 1866 [Apr-May 1866] wfo-4000006345
Canidia Salisb. Gen. Pl. [Salisbury] 92. 1866 [Apr-May 1866] wfo-4000006539
Codonoprasum Rchb. Consp. Regn. Veg. [H.G.L.Reichenbach] 66. 1828 wfo-4000008797
Endotis Raf. Fl. Tellur. 2: 21. 1837 [1836 publ. Jan-Mar 1837] wfo-4000013422
Geboscon Raf. First Cat. Gard. Transylv. Univ. : 14 (1824) wfo-4000015434
Getuonis Raf. Fl. Tellur. 2: 20. 1837 [1836 publ. Jan-Mar 1837] wfo-4000015600
Gynodon Raf. Fl. Tellur. 2: 18. 1837 [1836 publ. Jan-Mar 1837] wfo-4000016582
Hexonychia Salisb. Gen. Pl. [Salisbury] 88. 1866 [Apr-May 1866] wfo-4000017851
Hylogeton Salisb. Gen. Pl. [Salisbury] 91. 1866 [Apr-May 1866] wfo-4000018619
Iulus Salisb. Gen. Pl. [Salisbury] 92. 1866 [Apr-May 1866] wfo-4000019376
Kalabotis Raf. Fl. Tellur. 2: 19. 1837 [1836 publ. Jan-Mar 1837] wfo-4000019780
Kepa Raf. Fl. Tellur. 2: 19. 1836[1837]. (Jan-Mar 1837) wfo-4000019933
Kromon Raf. Fl. Tellur. 2: 21. 1837 [1836 publ. Jan-Mar 1837] wfo-4000020236
Loncostemon Raf. Fl. Tellur. 2: 21. 1837 [1836 publ. Jan-Mar 1837] wfo-4000022163
Maligia Raf. Fl. Tellur. 2: 19. 1837 [1836 publ. Jan-Mar 1837] wfo-4000022950
Milula Prain Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 5: 164. 1896. wfo-4000024322
Moenchia Medik. Act. Acad. Palat. vi. Phys. (1790) 493. wfo-4000024529
Molyza Salisb. Gen. Pl. [Salisbury] 91. 1866 [Apr-May 1866] wfo-4000024599
Nectaroscordum Lindl. Edwards's Bot. Reg. 1836. wfo-4000025470
Ophioscorodon Wallr. Sched. Crit. 129 (1822). wfo-4000026953
Panstenum Raf. Fl. Tellur. 2: 20. 1837 [1836 publ. Jan-Mar 1837] wfo-4000027895
Phyllodolon Salisb. Gen. Pl. [Salisbury] 90. 1866 [Apr-May 1866] wfo-4000029438
Plexistena Raf. Fl. Tellur. 2: 20. 1837 [1836 publ. Jan-Mar 1837] wfo-4000030391
Porrum Mill. Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. (1754); Druce in Rep. Bot. Exch. Cl. Brit. Isles, 3: 434 (1913). wfo-4000030974
Praskoinon Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 29. 1838 [1836 publ. mid-1838] wfo-4000031088
Raphione Salisb. Gen. Pl. [Salisbury] 89. 1866 [Apr-May 1866] wfo-4000032566
Rhizirideum Fourr. Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon sér. 2, 17: 160. 1869 wfo-4000032982
Saturnia Maratti Pl. Romul. et Saturn. 18. t. 2 (1772). wfo-4000034154
Schoenissa Salisb. Gen. Pl. [Salisbury] 91. 1866 [Apr-May 1866] wfo-4000034526
Schoenoprasum Kunth Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 1: 277. 1815 wfo-4000034543
Scorodon Fourr. Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon sér. 2, 17: 160. 1869 wfo-4000034818
Stelmesus Raf. Fl. Tellur. 2: 19. 1837 [1836 publ. Jan-Mar 1837] wfo-4000036423
Stemodoxis Raf. Fl. Tellur. 2: 20. 1837 [1836 publ. Jan-Mar 1837] wfo-4000036441
Trigonea Parl. Giorn. l 'Occhio 1: 161 (1839) wfo-4000039144

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Allium:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium abanticum Brullo & Salmeri Fl. Medit. 31(Special Issue): 184. 2021 wfo-1000025387
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium abdelkaderi Sennen & Mauricio Cat. Fl. Rif Orient. 120, nomen. 1933 wfo-0001353193
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium ablyanthum var. striolatum Zahar. Problems Balkan Fl. & Veg. [Jordanov et al.] 234, without latin descr. or type. 1975 wfo-0001401043
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium acre C.Presl Delic. Prag. : 147 (1822) wfo-0000755523
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium acrotepalum Miau & Xiao L.Pan Acta Sci. Nat. Univ. Sunyatseni 35(Suppl. 2): 49 (1996) wfo-1000075331
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium acutangulum subsp. petraeum (DC.) Celak. Prodr. Fl. Böhmen 91 (1867) wfo-1200012797
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium acutangulum subsp. pratense Celak. Prodr. Fl. Böhmen 91 (1867) wfo-1200012287
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium acutangulum var. fallax Döll Rhein. Fl. 195. 1843 wfo-1200013813
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium acutangulum var. montanum Klett & Richt. Fl. Leipzig 303. 1830 wfo-1200013621
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium adenanthum Brullo & Salmeri Fl. Medit. 31(Special Issue): 192. 2021 wfo-1000025388
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium adiyamanense Yıld. & Kılıç Ot Sist. Bot. Dergisi 26(1): 34. 2019 wfo-1000020387
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium ahmet-tirasii Yıldırım Phytotaxa 644(2): 103 2024 wfo-1000064328
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium akirense N. Friesen & Fragman Phytotaxa 173(2):143 (2014) — wfo-1000079970
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium albanicum Brullo, C.Brullo, Cambria, Giusso & Salmeri PhytoKeys 119: 120. 2019 wfo-1000020388
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium albidum Besser Cat. Jard. Bot. Krzemieniec Suppl. 4: 2.1815 wfo-1000043132
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium alpicola Verl. Bull. Soc. Statist. Dép. Isère 14: 397 (1872) wfo-0000755586
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium altynicolicum Frizen Bot. Žurn. (Kiev) 72(6): 816 1987 — wfo-0001073243
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium amethysticum Tausch – — wfo-0001072862
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium amethystinum var. antiquorum Radić Acta Biokovica 5: 65 (1989), contrary to Art. 37.3 ICBN (1994). wfo-0001402586
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium ampeloprasum f. scaberrimum Radić Acta Biokovica 5: 57 (1989), contrary to Art. 37.3 ICBN (1994). wfo-0001326833
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium ampeloprasum f. urceolatum Radić Acta Biokovica 5: 59 (1989), contrary to Art. 37.3 ICBN (1994). wfo-0001326834
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium ampeloprasum var. hemisphaericum Sommier Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 5(App.): 147. 1907 wfo-1200013725
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium andicolum Regel – — wfo-0001073346
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium angulosum var. calcareum Wallr. Sched. Crit. 134. 1822 wfo-1200013774
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium angulosum var. leucorhizum Nutt. Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. ser. 2, 5: 155. 1835 [Jan 1835] wfo-0001386531
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium angulosum var. majus Trevir. Allii Sp. 10. 1822 wfo-1200013675
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium angulosum var. minus Trevir. ex Ledeb. Fl. Ross. (Ledeb.) 4: 180. 1852 wfo-1200013555
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium angulosum var. palustre Gaudin Fl. Helv. 2: 493. 1828 wfo-1200013806
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium angulosum var. pratense Wallr. Sched. Crit. 134. 1822 wfo-1200013523
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium angulosum var. serotinum Gaudin Fl. Helv. 2: 493. 1828 wfo-1200013660
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium angulosum var. tunicatum Gaudin Fl. Helv. 2: 606. 1828 wfo-1200013584
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium ankarense Yıld. Ot Sist. Bot. Dergisi 25(2): 3. 2018 wfo-1000003090
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium apenninum A.Huet ex Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. 4: 740. 1882 [Oct 1882] wfo-0001353194
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium arampatzisii Ioannidis & Tzanoud. Phytol. Balcan. 26(3): 511. 2020 wfo-1000020913
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium arenarium var. majus Trevir. Allii Sp. 5. 1822 wfo-1200013619
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium ascalonicum var. chinense Kunth – — wfo-0001256674
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium ascalonicum var. majus Corrie Miller's Dict. Gard. 140. 1834 wfo-1200013811
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium atlanticum Sennen & Mauricio Cat. Fl. Rif Orient. 120, nomen. 1933 wfo-0001353195
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium atroviolaceum var. angustifolium Boiss. Diagn. Pl. Orient. ser. 1, 13: 29 1854 wfo-1200041241
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium aybukeae H. Duman & Ekşi Plant systematics and evolution 303(9):1286 (2017) — wfo-1000079971
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium ayhan-toprakii Yıldırım Ann. Bot. Fenn. 59: 233, f. 1-2. 2022 [15 Aug 2022] wfo-1000043670
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium baeticum var. genuinum Cout. Fl. Portugal 129. 1913 wfo-1200013707
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium baeticum var. laeve Maire & Weiller Fl. Afrique N. 5: 261. 1958 wfo-1200013552
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium balcanicum Brullo, Pavone & Salmeri Flora Mediterranea 25 (Special Issue):226 (2015) — wfo-1000079972
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium bamianense F.O.Khass. – — wfo-0001041936
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium beypazariense Koçyiğit, Özhatay & E.Kaya Phytotaxa 630(1): 52 2023 wfo-1000057655
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium biflorum Larrañaga Escritos D. A. Larrañaga 2: 135 (1923) wfo-0000755782
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium bilgilii H. Duman & Ekşi Plant systematics and evolution 303(9):1287 (2017) — wfo-1000079973
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium borszcaowii Regel – — wfo-0001073220
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium brachyspathum Nemirova & Trotskaya Vestn. Moskovsk. Univ., Ser. 6, Biol. 1: 39 (2007) wfo-0000916949
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium calyanense Balos & Geçit Ann. Bot. Fenn. 60(1): 204 2023 wfo-1000055805
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium campanuliflorum Geyer ex Hook. Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 7: 375 (1855) wfo-0000755873
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium carinatum subsp. biokovense Radić Acta Biokovica 5: 55 (1989), contrary to Art. 37.3 ICBN (1994). wfo-0001369252
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium carinatum var. carneum Wallr. Sched. Crit. 132. 1822 wfo-1200013666
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium carinatum var. flexifolium (Jord. ex Gren.) St.-Lag. Étude Fl. éd. 8, 2: 787. 1889 wfo-1200013611
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium carinatum var. latifolium Gaudin Fl. Helv. 2: 489. 1828 wfo-1200013529
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium carinatum var. macrostemon Döll Rhein. Fl. 198. 1843 wfo-1200013635
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium carinatum var. nebrodense (Guss.) Fiori Nuov. Fl. Italia 1: 269. 1923 wfo-1200013689
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium carinatum var. stramineum Wallr. Sched. Crit. 132. 1822 wfo-1200013612
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium carium Brullo & Salmeri Fl. Medit. 31(Special Issue): 188. 2021 wfo-1000025389
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium caucaseum Ker Gawl. Bot. Mag. 28: t. 1143 (1808) wfo-1000036506
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium caucasium Poir. Encycl. Suppl. 1: 273. 1810 (1810) wfo-1000036524
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium cepa subsp. fistulosum (L.) Douin Fl. Ill. France 10: 78. 1929 (1929) wfo-1200012868
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium cepa subsp. orientale Kazakova Trudy Prikl. Bot. 45(1): 33, without type. 1971 wfo-0001368621
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium cepa var. australiorientale Kazakova Trudy Prikl. Bot. 45(1): 33, without type. 1971 wfo-0001401044
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium cepa var. boreale Kazakova Trudy Prikl. Bot. 45(1): 33, without type. 1971 wfo-0001401045
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium cepa var. borealiamericanum Kazakova Trudy Prikl. Bot. 45(1): 33, without type. 1971 wfo-0001401046
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium cepa var. medieuropeum Kazakova Trudy Prikl. Bot. 45(1): 33, without type. 1971 wfo-0001401047
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium cepa var. medirossicum Kazakova Trudy Prikl. Bot. 45(1): 33, without type. 1971 wfo-0001401048
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium cepa var. proliferum (Moench) Regel Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 3(2): 93. 1875 wfo-0000771973
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium cepa var. roseum Alef. Landw. Fl. 300. 1866 wfo-1200013776
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium cepa var. schallot Seregin Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 36: 102. 2004 [15 Nov 2004] wfo-0001399912
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium cepiforme G.Don Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 6: 31 (1827) wfo-0001256673
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium chamaemoly subsp. longicaule Pastor & Valdés Lagascalia 15(Extra): 430. 1988 (1988) wfo-1200012856
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium chamaemoly subsp. longicaulis Pastor & Valdés Lagascalia 15(Extra): 430 (1988). wfo-0001369074
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium chamaemoly var. battandieri Maire & Weiller Fl. Afrique N. 5: 286. 1958 wfo-1200013531
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium cheysuricum Tscholok. – — wfo-0001073221
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium chilense Regel Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 3(2): 218 (1875) wfo-0000755944
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium circinnatum subsp. evae R.M.Burton Ann. Mus. Goulandris 11: 82. 2006 wfo-0001360547
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium circinnatum subsp. peloponnesiacum Tzanoud. Candollea 38(1): 318. 1983 wfo-0001365217
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium compactatum Brullo & Salmeri Fl. Medit. 31(Special Issue): 202. 2021 wfo-1000025390
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium corbariense Timb.-Lagr. ex Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. 4: 737. 1882 [Oct 1882] wfo-0001353196
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium cremnophilum Brullo, Pavone & Salmeri Plants [Basel] 9(12)-1678: 14. 2020 wfo-1000020914
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium cupani var. typicum Halácsy Consp. Fl. Graec. 3: 253. 1904 wfo-1200013712
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium curtum subsp. typicum Feinbrun Polish Bot. J. 4: 14. 1943 (1943) wfo-1200012861
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium cylleneum Brullo, Pavone & Salmeri Plants [Basel] 9(12)-1678: 15. 2020 wfo-1000020915
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium czemalense (N.Friesen) N.Friesen Botanica Pacifica 12(2): 121 2023 wfo-1000056429
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium decumbens Balos & Sonay Int. J. Nat. Life Sci. 8(2): 79 (2024) wfo-1000071123
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium deneliae Balos – wfo-1000043267
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium denticulatum Brullo & Salmeri Fl. Medit. 31(Special Issue): 200. 2021 wfo-1000028519
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium denudatum F.Delaroche Les Liliacées 6:t. 357 (1812) — wfo-1000080175
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium didentatum Fisch. ex Prokh. ? 2: 83 1929 — wfo-0001073378
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium dinaricum Bogdanović, Anačkov, Ćato, Borovečki-Voska, Salmeri & Brullo Willdenowia 54(2-3): 184 (2024) wfo-1000077608
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium donmezii Mutlu & Karakuş Phytotaxa 411(3): 199. 2019 wfo-1000020389
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium douglasii A.Wood Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 20: 170 (1868) wfo-0000756131
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium ducissae Bartolucci, Iocchi & F.Conti Plants [Basel] 11(3)-426: 5. 2022 wfo-1000029458
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium dumebuchum H.J.Choi PhytoKeys 176: 8, figs. 1A-E, 4. 2021 wfo-1000025391
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium dyctioprasum var. virescens Grossh. Fl. Kavkaza [Grossheim] 1: 201 1928 wfo-1200067631
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium elaounii El Mokni Phytotaxa 533(4): 207 (2022) wfo-1000029459
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Allium elazigense Sonay, Gül & E.Bağcı Ann. Bot. Fenn. 61: 200 (2024) wfo-1000075379