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Details for: PI 211903,
Allium cepa
L.
Summary
Passport
Taxonomy
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Observation
Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Allium cepa
L.
Origin:
Donated – Tehrān, Iran
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
29 Dec 1953
PI Assigned:
1953
Life Form:
Biennial
Life Cycle:
Biennial
Inventory Volume:
161
View original Plant Inventory data in pdf format
Availability
This is historical information about this accession. It no longer exists and can not be requested.
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Allium cepa
L.
Origin:
Donated – Tehrān, Iran
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
29 Dec 1953
PI Assigned:
1953
Life Form:
Biennial
Life Cycle:
Biennial
Source History
Donated
29 December 1953.
Tehrān, Iran
Donor(s):
Office of Agricultural Attache - Tehran
Accession Names and Identifiers
Narrative
Allium cepa
L.
Genus:
Allium
Subgenus:
Cepa
Section:
Cepa
Family:
Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:
Allioideae
Tribe:
Allieae
Nomen number:
2244
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:300. 1753
Protologue link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358319
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
07/09/1997
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Allium cepa
L. var.
aggregatum
G. Don
(2 active accession[s])
Allium cepa
L. var.
cepa
(96 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Allium cumaria
Buch.-Ham., nom. inval.
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
bulb onion
1
Havey, M. J.
1991. Phylogenetic relationships among cultivated
Allium
species from restriction enzyme analysis of the chloroplast genome. Theor. Appl. Genet. 81:752-757.
Note:
this study included five USDA accessions (PI 172703, PI 207456, PI 227346, PI 260793, and PI 293756); it found evidence of close affinity between
Allium cepa
and
A. fistulosum
English
common onion
1
Fritsch, R. M. & N. Friesen.
2002. Chapter 1. Evolution, domestication and taxonomy. In: Rabinowitch, H. D. & L. Currah, eds.,
Allium
crop science: recent advances 5-30.
Note:
recognizes three crop groups: Common onion group, Ever-ready onions and Aggregatum group
English
onion
1
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León.
1999.
World economic plants: a standard reference
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English
shallot
1
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León.
1999.
World economic plants: a standard reference
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Arabic
basal
2
Boulos, L.
1999-. Flora of Egypt
Italian
cipolla
2
International Seed Testing Association.
1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Swedish
lök
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Korean
ogba
2
Mun-Chan, B. et al.
1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:75.
Transcribed Korean
yangba
2
Mun-Chan, B. et al.
1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:75.
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Descriptor
Description
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Inventory
Availability
GROWTH
PLANT HEIGHT
PLANT HEIGHT IN CENTIMETERS
55
NE9.ALLIUM.70
Not Available
GROWTH
PLANT UNIFORMITY
PLANT UNIFORMITY IN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
6 - (1 = POOR, 9 = VERY UNIFORM)
NE9.ALLIUM.70
Not Available
GROWTH
PLANT VIGOR
PLANT VIGOR
6 - (1 = POOR, 9 = MOST)
NE9.ALLIUM.70
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
BULB DIAMETER
AVG DIAMETER (MM) OF 5-10 MATURE BULBS.
8
NE9.ALLIUM.70
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
BULB NECK DIAMETER
AVERAGE BULB NECK DIAMETER (MM) OF FIVE OR MORE BULBS.
3
NE9.ALLIUM.70
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
BULB ROOT SIZE
CODED DESCRIPTION OF AVG. ROOT DIAMETER.
5 - MEDIUM
NE9.ALLIUM.70
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
BULB SHAPE
CODED DESCRIPTION OF THE MATURE BULB SHAPE.
FL - FLAT
NE9.ALLIUM.70
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
BULB SKIN COLOR
SKIN COLOR OF THE MATURE BULBS.
WH - WHITE
NE9.ALLIUM.70
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
AMOUNT OF BLOOM
AMOUNT OF BLOOM
3 - (1 = LEAST, 9 = HEAVY)
NE9.ALLIUM.70
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
BULB DEPTH
BULB DEPTH IN CENTIMETERS
6.4
NE9.ALLIUM.70
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
NUMBER OF BROKEN LEAVES
NUMBER OF BROKEN LEAVES
3 - MANY (11+)
NE9.ALLIUM.70
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
NUMBER OF LEAVES
RELATIVE NUMBER OF LEAVES
3 - MANY (13+)
NE9.ALLIUM.70
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
NECK LENGTH
NECK LENGTH IN CENTIMETERS
10.5
NE9.ALLIUM.70
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
NUMBER OF LOOSE SCALES
RELATIVE NUMBER OF LOOSE SCALES
2 - (1 = FEW, 9 = MANY)
NE9.ALLIUM.70
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
MATURITY
RELATIVE TIME TO MATURITY
5 - MEDIUM
NE9.ALLIUM.70
Not Available
PRODUCTION
BULB STORAGE LIFE
GENERAL DETERMINATION OF BULB STORAGE LIFE UNDER COOL STORAGE CONDITIONS.
6 - (1 = VERY SHORT, 9 = VERY LONG)
NE9.ALLIUM.70
Not Available