Amaryllidaceae FAMILY

Allium wallichii

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

Although no individual reports regarding this species have been seen, there have been cases of poisoning caused by the consumption, in very large quantities and by some mammals, of certain members of this genus. Dogs seem to be particularly susceptible[ 76 Title Poisonous Plants in Britain and their Effects on Animals and Man. Publication Author Cooper. M. and Johnson. A. Publisher HMSO Year 1984 ISBN 0112425291 Description Concentrates mainly on the effects of poisonous plants to livestock. ].

Botanical Description

Allium wallichii is a herbaceous, perennial plant producing several leaves 15 - 45cm long and a flowering scape 40 - 60cm (occ to 110cm) tall from an underground bulb. The cylindrical bulb divides, forming in time a cluster of plants[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. , 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is cultivated as a vegetable in traditional home-gardens of eastern Nepal[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ], and is sometimes sold in local markets, especially in the form of the dried, powdered leaves[ 1146 Title Ethnobotanical Notes on Allium Species of Arunachal Pradesh, India Publication Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge Vol 13 (3) July 2014 pp 606-612 Author Ashalata Devi; K. Rakshit; B. Sarania et al Publisher Year 2014 ISBN Description Information on the traditional uses of nine Allium species from Arunachal Pradesh ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, Pakistan, northern India, Nepal, Myanmar

HabitatForest clearings and shrubberies, fully open to the monsoon rains; at elevations from 2,800 - 4,300 metres in Pakistan[ 51 Title Flowers of the Himalayas. Publication Author Polunin. O. and Stainton. A. Publisher Oxford Universtiy Press Year 1984 ISBN - Description A very readable and good pocket guide (if you have a very large pocket!) to many of the wild plants in the Himalayas. Gives many examples of plant uses. ]. Forest margins, scrub, meadows, stream banks; at elevations from 2,300 - 4,800 metres in southern China[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].