Allium ampeloprasum wild leek, broadleaf wild leek pfaf plant. The website also provides access to a database and images of plants photos and herbarium specimens found at. The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding see. Allium ampeloprasum definition of allium ampeloprasum by. Its native range is southern europe to western asia, but it is cultivated in many other places and has become naturalized in many countries. The plant only possesses a solitary, cylindrical ovoid subglobose bulb. The plant journal 65 autophosphorylation is essential for. The juice of the plant is used as a moth repellant. Allium ampeloprasum is native to southern europe and west asia. Persian shallot, also called leek allium ampeloprasum, is a monocotyledon plant of the lily family liliaceae. Allium ampeloprasum allamoverview eppo global database. This species is native to southern europe, northern africa, western asia and egypt, but has been introduced and in many cases naturalized in a large number of additional areas throughout the world. Definition of allium ampeloprasum in the dictionary.
Due to the laxative, antiseptic, antibacterial, diuretic and antispasmodic properties, leeks helps to prevent and treat various health problems. These vegetables grow from bulbs, common allium vegetables include garlic, onions and shallots. Allium ampeloprasum online atlas of the british and. This document is hs620, one of a series of the horticultural sciences department, ufifas. Plants profile for allium ampeloprasum broadleaf wild leek. It covers such plants with edible modified storage subterranean stems corms, rhizomes, stem tubers and unmodified subterranean stem stolons, above ground swollen stems and hypocotyls, storage roots tap root, lateral roots, root tubers, and bulbs, that are eaten as conventional or functional. Allium ampeloprasum elephant seed garlic this variety of the classic vegetable yields enormous bulbs of garlic.
Other members of the family include onion and garlic. It ranges eastwards to turkey, iraq and the caucasus, and is considered to be naturalised in the azores. The species is hermaphrodite has both male and female organs and is pollinated by bees, insects. The assessment of genetic and phylogenetic relationships between tunisian a. But it is not a garlic and is actually a leek and very closely related to both kurrat or egyptian leek allium ampeloprasum var.
Poireau perpetuel des vignes plant allium ampeloprasum. General information about allium ampeloprasum allam mediterranean, lack sea, central asia, introduced further north. Gardeners have found that planting garlic in their flower beds helps ward off japanese beetles. The alabama plant atlas is a source of data for the distribution of plants within the state as well as taxonomic, conservation, invasive, and wetland information for each species. From small and wild to large and cultivated article pdf available in genetic resources and crop evolution 601 november 2012 with 760 reads. Allium ampeloprasum synonyms, allium ampeloprasum pronunciation, allium ampeloprasum translation, english dictionary definition of allium ampeloprasum. Discover lifes page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification and distribution of allium ampeloprasum broadleaf wild leek discover life. Allium ampeloprasum babingtonii babingtons leek pfaf. Leek is loaded with high amount of phytonutrients, nutrients and low amount of calories. The antioxidant capacity of leek allium ampeloprasum var.
Allium ampeloprasum online atlas of the british and irish flora. Allium ampeloprasum subsp iranicum leek has been traditionally used in antihemorrhoidal topical herbal formulations. Allium ampeloprasum coarse old world perennial having a large bulb and tall stalk of. Sari agricultural science and natural resource u niversity, iran.
Department of agriculture, payame noor universit y, iran. Leeks allium ampeloprasum are members of the alliaceae family. This is the first report describing allium ampeloprasum toxicity in cattle with special reference to oxidative status. The leek is a vegetable, a cultivar of allium ampeloprasum, the broadleaf wild leek. The signalling leading to cell death was abrogated using a kinaseinactive variant of nfr1. Kamal kazemitabar 2, gholamreza bakhshee khaniki 1, esmaeil yasari 1 firouzeh sohrevardi 3, roghayeh pourbagher 4 1.
Allium ampeloprasum coarse old world perennial having a large bulb and tall stalk of greenish purpletinged flowers. Perennial herb, clonal, geophytic, bulbbearing, fibrousrooted, initially rosetted, 1. The leek plant is a robust herbaceous biennial that has been cultivated for centuries but has not been found wild. Master gardeners journal provides growing details for gardeners. Genus allium are bulbous herbaceous perennials with a strong onion or garlic scent, linear, strapshaped or cylindrical basal leaves and starshaped or bellshaped flowers in an umbel on a leafless stem details a. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
Sometimes called flowering onions we think the moniker doesnt do globemaster any justice. The improvement in fertility parameters that was caused by large dose of allium ampeloprasum. Allium ampeloprasum is a member of the onion genus allium. The record derives from wcsp which reports it as an accepted name record 294972 with original publication details.
Provided by ars systematic botany and mycology laboratory. This study aimed to evaluate its safety and efficacy in a pilot randomized controlled clinical trial. Allium ampeloprasum an overview sciencedirect topics. Allium bulbs globemaster giant alliumone of the most lovely and hardy allium around, globemaster is regularly crowned the best giant allium by both home gardeners as well as industry professionals. Allium ampeloprasum evolved as a complex of different cyto and morphotypes widely distributed either in the wild or domesticated range of the mediterranean regions. Pdf poisoning of cattle feeding on allium ampeloprasum.
Allium ampeloprasum babingtonii is a bulb growing to 1. Over 4 allium ampeloprasum pictures to choose from, with no signup needed. Leek is a selfcompatible outbreeding tetraploid 2n 4x 32 belonging to the diverse species complex allium ampeloprasum l. Tissue culture study of the medicinal plant leek allium. It is a species closely related to leek allium porrum l. Powered by create your own unique website with customizable templates. This document is hs598, one of a series of the horticultural sciences department, ufifas extension. Antioxidant capacity and phenolic composition as a function of. Mar 24, 2012 allium ampeloprasum evolved as a complex of different cyto and morphotypes widely distributed either in the wild or domesticated range of the mediterranean regions. Edible medicinal and non medicinal plants springerlink. The allium ampeloprasum does not form hard bulbs like garlics and onions. Affordable and search from millions of royalty free images, photos and vectors. It does not grow in the wild, and is thought to have arisen in cultivation, probably descended from the species allium longicuspis, which grows.
Protective effect of allium ampeloprasum against toxicity. Ten days after ingesting a large quantity of allium ampeloprasum kurrat, 10 oneyearold calves and 2 eightyearold cows in a group of cattle were referred for voiding darkred urine. In these surviving cells, a clear interaction between nfr1 and nfr5 was detected in vivo through bimolecular. This book continues as volume 9 of a multicompendium on edible medicinal and nonmedicinal plants. Topical allium ampeloprasum subsp iranicum leek extract.
Poro allium ampeloprasum var by irma chavez on prezi. It is grown for its etiolated pseudostem formed by the leaf sheaths. Allium ampeloprasum, commonly known as wild leek, is in a large genus of about 400 species of variable plants in the onion family. In vitro antimicrobial activity of allium ampeloprasum l. Tissue culture study of the medicinal plant leek allium ampeloprasum l mohammad bagher monemi 1, s. Leek plants resemble large onion plants with flat leaves. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about allium species, elephant garlic, wild leek, yorktown onion allium ampeloprasum supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles datab. The species has been reported as established in new england and adjacent canada and can be found along roadsides and in other disturbed areas. Pdf allium ampeloprasum evolved as a complex of different cyto and morpho types widely distributed either in the wild or domesticated range of the. It is in leaf from october to august, in flower from july to august, and the seeds ripen in august. This species is the parent of the cultivated leek allium porrum, and many authors consider that the latter should simply be known as a form of a.
Allium ampeloprasum babingtonii babingtons leek pfaf plant. Essential oil composition of allium ampeloprasum l. Allium ampeloprasum broadleaf wild leek discover life. Horticultureallium family wikibooks, open books for an. Nutrients, phytochemicals and antioxidant activity in wild. Media in category allium ampeloprasum porrum group the following 120 files are in this category, out of 120 total. Pdf commercially cultivated allium sativum has lost the ability to. Garlic is easy to grow in welldrained soil in full sun. Garlic garlic allium sativum is a perennial in the family alliaceae, closely related to the onion, shallot, and leek.
Elephant seed garlic allium ampeloprasum elephant seed. The treatment regimen of the poisoned animals included the parenteral administration of fluids, phosphorous and vitamins, and recovery occurred within one week after initiating the treatment. Wild allium species with a long tradition of use, such as a. The wild plant is commonly known as wild leek or broadleaf wild leek.
Paldat is the worlds largest database for palynological data. The genus allium also contains the onion, garlic, shallot, scallion, chive, and chinese onion. Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the plants classification report. Therefore, the antioxidant effects of plant products must be evaluated by combining two or more. A prized ornamental, its blooms regularly reach 10 across and its luminous color seems to shift. Allium, betapinene, dlimonene, essential oil compounds, mass spectroscopy. Allium species, elephant garlic, wild leek, yorktown onion. The swollen stem is enclosed with 6 to 9, flat and cylindrical blue green leaves which are about 3 ft. In conclusion we suggest antimicrobial activity of allium ampeloprasum l. Allium ampeloprasum linn is a monocotyledon plant and member of the onion genus allium. The edible part of the plant is a bundle of leaf sheaths that is sometimes erroneously called a stem or stalk. It belongs to the genus allium, has a characteristic taste and morphological features, making it to be considered as one of the popular herbal medicine. Allium ampeloprasum leeks the worldwide vegetables.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Normally the umbel of allium ampeloprasum has no bulbils, but there are some variants with a few flowers that produce bulbils. This species is accepted, and its native range is macaronesia, medit. Proper usage and audio pronunciation of the word allium ampeloprasum. Twenty patients with symptomatic hemorrhoids were randomly allocated to receive the topical leek extract cream or standard. But only a few studies have been performed on allium ampeloprasum in this area. Allium ampeloprasum extract 200 and 400 mgkg for 50 days to toxicity of rats increased the sperm progressive motility, sperm count the percentage of sperm cell abnormality as shown in the table 3. The chromosomes were studied in 4 strains of garlic, allium sativum, belonging to 2 different. This document is hs620, one of a series of the horticultural sciences department, ufifas extension.
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