Allium cepa
Noms vernaculaires
(dans les territoires avec usage significatif TRAMIL)
République dominicaine:
- cebollín
Haïti:
- zechalot
Distribution géographique
Originaire d’Asie occidentale; sa culture est très répandue dans le monde entier.
Description botanique
Herbe bulbeuse à écailles, bulbes divisés pouvant atteindre 10 cm de diamètre, tuniqués. Feuilles basales, pouvant atteindre 40 cm, creuses, semi-circulaires en section transversale. Hampe florale pouvant atteindre 60 cm de haut. Fleurs abondantes, violettes ou presque blanches, groupées en une grande ombelle sphérique, de 2 à 3 bractées. Fruit capsulaire. Produit rarement des graines.
Voucher(s)
Germosén-Robineau, 125, JBSD
Boulogne, TH1, UAG
Pharmacopée
Ed.3References
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