Details for: PI 268355, Allium cepa L., No. 280


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Allium cepa L.
Top Name:
No. 280
Origin:
Collected – Kābul, Afghanistan
Received by NPGS:
07 Oct 1960
PI Assigned:
1960
Life Form:
Biennial
Life Cycle:
Biennial
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Allium cepa L.
Top Name:
No. 280
Origin:
Collected – Kābul, Afghanistan
Received by NPGS:
07 Oct 1960
PI Assigned:
1960
Life Form:
Biennial
Life Cycle:
Biennial
Source History
Collected
01 January 1960.
Kābul, Afghanistan
Locality: Kabul
Coordinates: 34.5553, 69.2075 (Map it)
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Environment description: Bazaar

Collector(s):
Donated
07 October 1960.
Maryland, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
No. 280
Type: Collector identifier
Harlan, Jack Rodney USDA-ARS

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
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
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbulb onion  1Havey, 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
Englishcommon onion  1Fritsch, 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
Englishonion  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishshallot  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Arabicbasal  2Boulos, L. 1999-. Flora of Egypt
Italiancipolla  2International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Swedishlök  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Koreanogba  2Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:75.
Transcribed Koreanyangba  2Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:75.
Pedigree

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
COMMENTCOMMENT1GENERAL COMMENTS ON THE ACCESSION.Red, white and yellow bulbs.  NE9.ALLIUM.72 Not Available
COMMENTCOMMENT2GENERAL COMMENTS ON THE DESCRIPTOR.bolting in late August. From  NE9.ALLIUM.72 Not Available
GROWTHPLANT HEIGHTPLANT HEIGHT IN CENTIMETERS62 NE9.ALLIUM.72 Not Available
GROWTHPLANT UNIFORMITYPLANT UNIFORMITY IN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT4 - (1 = POOR, 9 = VERY UNIFORM) NE9.ALLIUM.72 Not Available
GROWTHPLANT VIGORPLANT VIGOR6 - (1 = POOR, 9 = MOST) NE9.ALLIUM.72 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYLEAF COLORLeaf color recorded on fully developed plants at flowering stage3 - MEDIUM GREEN NE9.ALLIUM.18 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYLEAF BLOOM-NE9Presence or absence of epicuticular waxes in onion1 - PRESENT NE9.ALLIUM.18 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYBULB DIAMETERAVG DIAMETER (MM) OF 5-10 MATURE BULBS.8.7 NE9.ALLIUM.72 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYBULB NECK DIAMETERAVERAGE BULB NECK DIAMETER (MM) OF FIVE OR MORE BULBS.2.1 NE9.ALLIUM.72 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYBULB ROOT SIZECODED DESCRIPTION OF AVG. ROOT DIAMETER.7 - COARSE NE9.ALLIUM.72 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYBULB SHAPECODED DESCRIPTION OF THE MATURE BULB SHAPE.FL - FLAT NE9.ALLIUM.72 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYAMOUNT OF BLOOMAMOUNT OF BLOOM5 - MEDIUM NE9.ALLIUM.72 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYBULB DEPTHBULB DEPTH IN CENTIMETERS6.5 NE9.ALLIUM.72 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYNUMBER OF BROKEN LEAVESNUMBER OF BROKEN LEAVES2 - MODERATE (6-10) NE9.ALLIUM.72 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYNUMBER OF LEAVESRELATIVE NUMBER OF LEAVES3 - MANY (13+) NE9.ALLIUM.72 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYNECK LENGTHNECK LENGTH IN CENTIMETERS3 NE9.ALLIUM.72 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYNUMBER OF LOOSE SCALESRELATIVE NUMBER OF LOOSE SCALES2 - (1 = FEW, 9 = MANY) NE9.ALLIUM.72 Not Available
PHENOLOGYMATURITYRELATIVE TIME TO MATURITY4 - (1 = VERY LATE, 9 = VERY EARLY) NE9.ALLIUM.72 Not Available