Allium kingdonii Stearn

Bulb usually solitary, cylindric, ca. 0.6 cm in diam.; tunic dull yellowish red, thinly leathery, laciniate. Leaves linear, shorter than scape, 1.5--4 mm wide, apex obtuse. Scape 10--30 cm, terete, covered with leaf sheaths only at base. Spathe 2-valved, persistent or deciduous. Umbel few flowered. Pedicels unequal, shorter to slightly longer than perianth, ebracteolate. Perianth purple-red; segments narrowly oblong, 13--18 × 3--4.2 mm, apex obtuse; inner ones slightly longer and narrower than outer. Filaments subulate, equal, ca. 1/2 as long as perianth segments, connate at base for ca. 1 mm; outer ones adnate to perianth segments for ca. 1 mm; inner ones adnate for ca. 2 mm. Ovary globose, without concave nectaries at base. Style longer than ovary; stigma slightly 3-cleft. Fl. and fr. Jun--Aug.

SE Xizang.

* Scrub, moist places; 4500--5000 m.

Flowering and fruiting from June to August.

Allium kingdonii is occurring in SE Xizang.

Bulb usually solitary, cylindric, ca. 0.6 cm in diameter; tunic dull yellowish red, thinly leathery, laciniate. Leaves linear, shorter than scape, 1.5-4 mm wide, apex obtuse. Scape 10-30 cm tall, terete, covered with leaf sheaths only at base. Spathe 2-valved, persistent or deciduous. Umbel few flowered. Pedicels unequal, shorter to slightly longer than perianth, ebracteolate. Perianth purple-red; segments narrowly oblong, 13-18 mm long, 3-4.2 mm wide, apex obtuse; inner ones slightly longer and narrower than outer. Filaments subulate, equal, ca. 1/2 as long as perianth segments, connate at base for ca. 1 mm wide; outer ones adnate to perianth segments for ca. 1 mm; inner ones adnate for ca. 2 mm. Ovary globose, without concave nectaries at base. Style longer than ovary; stigma slightly 3-cleft.

Growing in scrub, moist places; 4500-5000.

Allium kingdonii is a rare species of wild onion endemic to southeastern Tibet. It grows at elevations of 4500–5000 m.

Allium kingdonii generally produces one narrow cylindrical bulb rarely more than 6 mm across. Scape is up to 30 cm tall. Leaves are flat, narrow, shorter than the scape. Umbels have a few reddish-purple flowers.

Allium kingdonii adalah spesies tumbuhan yang tergolong ke dalam famili Amaryllidaceae. Spesies ini juga merupakan bagian dari ordo Asparagales. Spesies Allium kingdonii sendiri merupakan bagian dari genus bawang Allium. Nama ilmiah dari spesies ini pertama kali diterbitkan oleh Stearn.

Allium kingdonii là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Amaryllidaceae. Loài này được Stearn mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1960.

钟花韭（学名：Allium kingdonii）为葱科葱属的植物，是中国的特有植物。分布在中国大陆的西藏自治区等地，生长于海拔4,500米至5,000米的地区，一般生长在山坡湿地及灌丛下，目前已由人工引种栽培。