Allium hypsistum
| jimbu | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Species: | A. hypsistum
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| Binomial name | |
| Allium hypsistum Stearn
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Allium hypsistum is a Nepalese species of wild onion in the Amaryllis family.[1][2][3][4]
Allium hypsistum is one of two species referred to as jimbu in Nepal, used in Nepalese cuisine. The other is Allium przewalskianum.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Stearn, William Thomas 1960. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Botany 2: 188
- ^ Tropicos, Allium hypsistum Stearn
- ^ Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Nepal, Ram Chandra (2006), Status, Use and Management of Jimbu (Allium spp): A case study from Upper Mustang, Nepal (PDF), Norwegian University of Life Sciences (MSc thesis), archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24, retrieved 2012-01-05; abstract Archived 2012-02-18 at the Wayback Machine