Allium porrum academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. Paldat is the worlds largest database for palynological data. The genus allium also contains the onion, garlic, shallot, scallion, chive, 1 and chinese onion. Find the perfect allium ampeloprasum var stock photo.
These huge bulbs consist of enlarged cloves, usually six per bulb. Pdf four species of the genus allium belong to the alliaceae family were grown in iraq, these included allium. Find out information about allium ampeloprasum var. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as a synonym record 294992 with original publication details. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Despite the widespread distribution and common habitat dominance of clonal plant species the mechanisms for their ecological success often remain uncertain.
Pirmais metais isauga pailgas iki 85 cm ilgio, lapuotas su 1015 lapu netikras stiebas, kuris. It is sparingly naturalized in parts of the united states michigan and iowa. We compared collections of the pathogen from garlic allium sativum and chives a. Request pdf influence of cultivar and harvest time on the amounts of isoalliin and methiin in leek allium ampeloprasum var. Allium ampeloprasum sensu lato is a wide complex of wild ecotypes and cultivated plants. This species is native to southern europe, northern africa, western asia and egypt, but has been introduced and in many cases naturalized in a large number of additional areas throughout the world. A perennial clumpforming leek, native to the sw england.
The antioxidant capacity of leek allium ampeloprasum var. A week ago i wrote about leeks, allium ampeloprasum var. In vitro antimicrobial activity of allium ampeloprasum l. While every effort has been made to provide the most reliable and uptodate information available, ultimate legal requirements with respect to species are contained in.
Aglio porraccio dipartimento di scienze della vita, universita di trieste progetto dryades picture by andrea moro comune di padova, orto botanico, pd, veneto, italia, image licensed under a creative commons attribution non commercial sharealike 3. From ampeloprason, from ancient greek ampeloprason, wild leek, allium ampeloprasum noun. Taxonomy allium porrum leek allium ampeloprasum var. Description the plant is quite large, but otherwise resembles the ordinary garlic. More or less bulbous leek was well known and cultivated by ancient egyptians, greeks and romans. The linear green leaves have a mild onion flavor and are eaten raw, either alone, or in food combinations. Jan 18, 2012 a week ago i wrote about leeks, allium ampeloprasum var. The cloves are milder than those of regular garlic, so that some people eat them raw. In conclusion we suggest antimicrobial activity of allium ampeloprasum l. The common names usually applied to the species would apply to this variety if it was the cultivated form as implied by the usda grin databse but we believe that it is instead a wild form. All or part of the green leek parts are often left on the fields because of their limited cooking applications.
Allium ampeloprasum view towards nare head and gull rock. However, it is not a legal authority for statutory or regulatory purposes. Show all show tabs garden leek general information. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. It is a taste and smell close onions each cup 89 grams of fresh. Allium ampeloprasum, commonly known as wild leek, is in a large genus of about 400 species of variable plants in the onion family.
Abstract background leek is grown for its thickened cylindrical white shaft made up of long leaf bases. Allium ampeloprasum international journal of science and research. Gay, has increased due to its seasoning qualities and medical benefits. The leek is a vegetable, a cultivar of allium ampeloprasum, the broadleaf wild leek. The specimen shown here was photographed in the algarve region of portugal in may. Pdf breeding potential of belgian landraces of leek. Allium ampeloprasum health effects and herbal facts. Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the plants classification report. Producing leeks in the spring and attractive flowers in the summer.
The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. Allium ampeloprasum noun the noun allium ampeloprasum has 1 sense 1. Nutrients, phytochemicals and antioxidant activity in wild. The wild plant is commonly known as wild leek or broadleaf wild leek. Plants profile for allium ampeloprasum broadleaf wild leek. Family alliaceae genus allium are bulbous herbaceous perennials with a strong onion or garlic scent, linear, strapshaped or cylindrical basal leaves and starshaped or bellshaped flowers in an umbel on a leafless stem. Allium ampeloprasum is a member of the onion genus allium. Itis taxonomy is based on the latest scientific consensus available, and is provided as a general reference source for interested parties. Allium is the latin word for garlic, while the specific epithet ampeloprasum comes from the greek ampelos meaning vine, and prason meaning leek.
Its native range extends from spain and morocco to iran and european russia. Testing the efficiency of leek allium ampeloprasum var. Flowering may july habitat cultivated and escaped to roadsides, sandy fields, waste places origin native to eurasia other information this species can be found cultivated throughout much of alabama and is. The production and consumption of allium ampeloprasum l.
The edible part of the plant is a bundle of leaf sheaths that is sometimes erroneously called a stem or stalk. Allium porrum angl lithuanian dictionary lietuviu zodynas allium porrum darzinis poras statusas t sritis augalininkyste apibreztis dvimete, medinga cesnakiniu alliaceae seimos darzove. Garlic allium sativum is a completely separate species and has a distinctly different. Allium rotundum, common name roundheaded leek or purpleflowered garlic, is a eurasian and north african species of wild onion. Morphology, life cycle biology, and dna sequence analysis. Antioxidant changes of leek allium ampeloprasum var. Its native range is southern europe to western asia, but it is cultivated in many other places and has become naturalized in many countries. This document is hs598, one of a series of the horticultural sciences department, ufifas extension. In the late 1990s, commercial garlic fields in california ca were devastated by an outbreak of rust caused by puccinia allii. It is a species closely related to leek allium porrum l. Leek comes from the same family as onions and garlic and, just like its famous relatives, it too boasts more than impressive health benefits.
The species grows in disturbed habitats such as roadsides, cultivated fields, etc. But it is not a garlic and is actually a leek and very closely related to both kurrat or egyptian leek allium ampeloprasum var. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Poireau perpetuel des vignes plant allium ampeloprasum. Wild allium species with a long tradition of use, such as a. Though a common garden vegetable, leek allium ampeloprasum is one of the healthiest vegetables in the world. This form of garlic produces very large bulbs that may weigh a pound or more. Allium ampeloprasum aglio porraccio flora italiana. Jan 03, 2015 though a common garden vegetable, leek allium ampeloprasum is one of the healthiest vegetables in the world. The genus allium also contains the onion, garlic, shallot, scallion, chive, and chinese onion historically, many scientific names were used for leeks, but they are now all treated as cultivars of a. Optimization of polyphenol extraction from allium ampeloprasum.
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