Allium neapolitanum
Neapolitan leek (Allium neapolitanum )
The Neapolitan leek (Allium neapolitanum ) is a species of the genus Allium (Allium ).
Features
The Neapolitan leek is a bald, perennial herbaceous plant. This Geophyt forms onions than Überdauerungsorgan. The nearly spherical bulb has a diameter of 1 to 2 inches and is of a membranous, not grubigen envelope ( tunic ) surrounded. The two to three undergraduate, simple, parallel venation leaves are broadly linear, keeled at the bottom, 8 to 35 inches long and 5 to 20 millimeters wide. The leaf margin is finely denticulate.
The triangular, with two sharp and a blunt edge, inflorescence stem growth reaches heights of 20 to 50 inches and is encased in the lower -eighth to quarter of the foliage leaves scheidig. The first nodding, hemispherical or spherical, doldige inflorescence has a diameter 5-8 cm, consists of many flowers, does not form bulblets and has the basic two 7 to 12 mm long, blunt elliptical bracts, the outer slightly wider than the inner. The flower stem is 1.5 to 3.5 inches long. The hermaphrodite, radiärsymmetrische flower is cup-shaped trifoliate and spread until flat. The six equal -faceted, glossy, elliptic, obtuse bracts are white, 7-12 mm long and 4-6 mm wide. The six stamens are shorter than the bracts.
The flowering period extends from March to June.
The capsule fruit is 5 millimeters long and is surrounded by the bloom cladding.
Occurrence
The Neapolitan leek comes in the Mediterranean area, in Madeira and Tenerife in maquis, on cultivated land. He is often found on shady locations.
Use
Flowers, leaves and onions are eaten raw or cooked.