Allium fistulosum - Useful Tropical Plants

Allium fistulosum · L. · Amaryllidaceae · Common Name: Welsh Onion. Ifyouwouldliketosupportthissite,pleaseconsiderDonating. UsefulTropicalPlants Home Search Contact Alliumfistulosum L. Amaryllidaceae +Synonyms AlliumbouddaeDebeaux AlliumkashgaricumProkh. CepafissilisGarsault Cepafistulosa(L.)Gray CepaventricosaMoench Kepafistulosa(L.)Raf. Phyllodolonfistulosum(L.)Salisb. Porrumfistulosum(L.)Schur CommonName:WelshOnion CultivatedplantofWelshOnion,growninEurope Photographby:EricToensmeier CultivatedplantofWelshOnion,growninEurope Photographby:EricToensmeier Cultivatedplantsinchinaaregenerallymoreslender Photographby:Wuyongzheng Close-upoftheflower Photographby:masakiikeda Seedheadandseeds Photographby:RogerCulos Close-upoftheseeds Photographby:Planteur Bulbsoftheclumpingform Photographby:Rasbak Commercialcultivation Photographby:Solomon203 Drawingofthebulb,leavesandflowers Photographby:Vietz,F.B.,Iconesplantarummedico-oeconomico-technologicarum,vol.3:t.260b(1806)[F.B.Vietz] GeneralInformationAlliumfistulosumisausuallyevergreen,herbaceous,perennialplantproducing2-6hollow,cylindricalleaves25-40cmlongandafloweringscape30-50cm(occto100cm)tallfromanundergroundbulb.Theplantdividesquitefreely,formingaclusterofgrowth[203TitleAlliums.TheOrnamentalOnions. Publication  AuthorDavies.D. PublisherBatsford Year1992 ISBN0-7134-7030-5 DescriptionCoversabout200speciesofAlliums.Averyshortsectionontheiruses,gooddetailsoftheircultivationneeds. ,266TitleFloraofChina Publication  Author  Websitehttp://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ PublisherMissouriBotanicalGardenPress;St.Louis. Year1994 ISBN  DescriptionAnexcellent,comprehensiveresourcein25volumes.Inadditiontothebotanicalinformationthefloraalsogivesbasicinformationonhabitatandsomeuses.Anon-lineversionisalsoavailable. ]. TheJapanesebunchingonion,oftencalledthewelshonioninBritain,iswidelycultivatedineasternAsiafromthecoldtemperateregionsofSiberiatomoderateelevationsinthetropicsofsoutheastAsiaandcommonlysoldinshopsandmarkets.AverycommonvegetableinAsia,wheretherearemanydifferentcultivars,itisusuallygrownmoreonagardenscaleinEuropeandAmerica,mainlyforitsedibleleaveswhichcanbeproducedthroughoutthewinteriftheweatherisnottoosevere[206TitleOrientalVegetables Publication  AuthorLarkcomJ. PublisherJohnMurray Year1991 ISBN0-7195-4781-4 DescriptionWellwrittenandveryinformative. ,KTitlePlantsforaFuture AuthorKenFern DescriptionNotesfromobservations,tastingetcatPlantsForAFutureandonfieldtrips. ]. KnownHazardsAlthoughnoindividualreportsregardingthisspecieshavebeenseen,therehavebeencasesofpoisoningcausedbytheconsumption,inlargequantitiesandbysomemammals,ofcertainmembersofthisgenus.Dogsseemtobeparticularlysusceptible[76TitlePoisonousPlantsinBritainandtheirEffectsonAnimalsandMan. Publication  AuthorCooper.M.andJohnson.A. PublisherHMSO Year1984 ISBN0112425291 DescriptionConcentratesmainlyontheeffectsofpoisonousplantstolivestock. ]. BotanicalReferences266TitleFloraofChina Publication  Author  Websitehttp://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ PublisherMissouriBotanicalGardenPress;St.Louis. Year1994 ISBN  DescriptionAnexcellent,comprehensiveresourcein25volumes.Inadditiontothebotanicalinformationthefloraalsogivesbasicinformationonhabitatandsomeuses.Anon-lineversionisalsoavailable. RangeE.Asia-possiblywesternChina,thoughtheoriginalhabitatisobscure. HabitatTheplanthasbeencultivatedforover1,000years,andisnotknowninthewild. Properties EdibilityRating MedicinalRating OtherUsesRating HabitEvergreenBulb Height0.40m PollinatorsBees,Insects CultivationStatusCultivated CultivationDetailsAlliumfistulosumisaverycold-tolerantplantthatoriginatedinthetemperatezoneandiswidelygrownthere.Plantswilloftenretaintheirleavesevenwhencoveredinsnow[206TitleOrientalVegetables Publication  AuthorLarkcomJ. PublisherJohnMurray Year1991 ISBN0-7195-4781-4 DescriptionWellwrittenandveryinformative. ].Inthetropics,itcanbegrownsuccessfullyatelevationsbetween1,000-2000metres.Hightemperaturesencouragebulbformation,butflowerformationandseedproductionareonlypossiblewherethebulbsaresubjectedtolowtemperatures.Inthetropics,flowerandseedformationwillthereforeonlyoccurathigherelevations[418TitleEcocrop Publication  Author  Websitehttp://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher  Year0 ISBN  DescriptionBasicinformationonawiderangeofusefulplants,plusdetailsofenvironmentalneedswhereavailable. ].Theplantgrowsbestinareaswhereannualdaytimetemperaturesarewithintherange12-25°c,butcantolerate6-30°c[418TitleEcocrop Publication  Author  Websitehttp://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher  Year0 ISBN  DescriptionBasicinformationonawiderangeofusefulplants,plusdetailsofenvironmentalneedswhereavailable. ].Itprefersameanannualrainfallintherange850-1,600mm,buttolerates700-2,500mm[418TitleEcocrop Publication  Author  Websitehttp://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher  Year0 ISBN  DescriptionBasicinformationonawiderangeofusefulplants,plusdetailsofenvironmentalneedswhereavailable. ]. Aneasilygrownplant[203TitleAlliums.TheOrnamentalOnions. Publication  AuthorDavies.D. PublisherBatsford Year1992 ISBN0-7134-7030-5 DescriptionCoversabout200speciesofAlliums.Averyshortsectionontheiruses,gooddetailsoftheircultivationneeds. ],itprefersasunnypositioninalightwell-drainedbutmoistsoil[1TitleRHSDictionaryofPlantsplusSupplement.1956 Publication  AuthorF.Chittendon. PublisherOxfordUniversityPress Year1951 ISBN- DescriptionComprehensivelistingofspeciesandhowtogrowthem.Somewhatoutdated,ithasbeenreplacedin1992byanewdictionary(see[200]). ,418TitleEcocrop Publication  Author  Websitehttp://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher  Year0 ISBN  DescriptionBasicinformationonawiderangeofusefulplants,plusdetailsofenvironmentalneedswhereavailable. ]buttoleratesmostsoils[1TitleRHSDictionaryofPlantsplusSupplement.1956 Publication  AuthorF.Chittendon. PublisherOxfordUniversityPress Year1951 ISBN- DescriptionComprehensivelistingofspeciesandhowtogrowthem.Somewhatoutdated,ithasbeenreplacedin1992byanewdictionary(see[200]). ,52TitleSaladsalltheYearRound. Publication  AuthorLarkcom.J. PublisherHamlyn Year1980 ISBN  DescriptionAgoodandcomprehensiveguidetotemperatesaladplants,withfullorganicdetailsofcultivation. ]includingthosethataredampandacid[203TitleAlliums.TheOrnamentalOnions. Publication  AuthorDavies.D. PublisherBatsford Year1992 ISBN0-7134-7030-5 DescriptionCoversabout200speciesofAlliums.Averyshortsectionontheiruses,gooddetailsoftheircultivationneeds. ].PrefersapHintherange6.5to7.5[206TitleOrientalVegetables Publication  AuthorLarkcomJ. PublisherJohnMurray Year1991 ISBN0-7195-4781-4 DescriptionWellwrittenandveryinformative. ],butittoleratesapHintherange4.9to8.5. Averageyieldsofleavesmaybe34-45t/ha[418TitleEcocrop Publication  Author  Websitehttp://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher  Year0 ISBN  DescriptionBasicinformationonawiderangeofusefulplants,plusdetailsofenvironmentalneedswhereavailable. ]. Theorientalformsofthisspecies,knownasbunchingonions,tendtobehardierandmorerobustthanthewelshonion[206TitleOrientalVegetables Publication  AuthorLarkcomJ. PublisherJohnMurray Year1991 ISBN0-7195-4781-4 DescriptionWellwrittenandveryinformative. ].Therearetwobasicforms,multi-stemtypesandsingle-stemtypes.Thesingle-stemtypesdividelessfreelythanthemulti-stems[206TitleOrientalVegetables Publication  AuthorLarkcomJ. PublisherJohnMurray Year1991 ISBN0-7195-4781-4 DescriptionWellwrittenandveryinformative. ]. Theplantsareofteneatenbyslugs[KTitlePlantsforaFuture AuthorKenFern DescriptionNotesfromobservations,tastingetcatPlantsForAFutureandonfieldtrips. ]. Thebulbsshouldbeplantedfairlydeeply[1TitleRHSDictionaryofPlantsplusSupplement.1956 Publication  AuthorF.Chittendon. PublisherOxfordUniversityPress Year1951 ISBN- DescriptionComprehensivelistingofspeciesandhowtogrowthem.Somewhatoutdated,ithasbeenreplacedin1992byanewdictionary(see[200]). ].Mostmembersofthisgenusareintolerantofcompetitionfromothergrowingplants[203TitleAlliums.TheOrnamentalOnions. Publication  AuthorDavies.D. PublisherBatsford Year1992 ISBN0-7134-7030-5 DescriptionCoversabout200speciesofAlliums.Averyshortsectionontheiruses,gooddetailsoftheircultivationneeds. ]. TheplantprobablyarosethroughcultivationfromAlliumaltaicum[203TitleAlliums.TheOrnamentalOnions. Publication  AuthorDavies.D. PublisherBatsford Year1992 ISBN0-7134-7030-5 DescriptionCoversabout200speciesofAlliums.Averyshortsectionontheiruses,gooddetailsoftheircultivationneeds. ]. Growswellwithmostplants,especiallyroses,carrots,beetandchamomile,butitinhibitsthegrowthoflegumes[18TitleCompanionPlants. Publication  AuthorPhilbrickH.andGreggR.B. PublisherWatkins Year1979 ISBN- DescriptionDetailsofbeneficialandantagonisticrelationshipsbetweenneighbouringplants. ,20TitleCompanionPlantingforSuccessfulGardening. Publication  AuthorRiotte.L. PublisherGardenWay,Vermont,USA. Year1978 ISBN0-88266-064-0 DescriptionFairlygood. ,54TitleHowtoEnjoyyourWeeds. Publication  AuthorHatfield.A.W. PublisherFrederickMullerLtd Year1977 ISBN0-584-10141-4 DescriptionInterestingreading. ].Thisplantisabadcompanionforalfalfa,eachspeciesnegativelyaffectingtheother[201TitleA-ZofCompanionPlanting. Publication  AuthorAllardice.P. PublisherCassellPublishersLtd. Year1993 ISBN0-304-34324-2 DescriptionAwellproducedandveryreadablebook. ]. Membersofthisgenusarerarelyifevertroubledbybrowsingdeer[233TitlePerennialGardenPlants Publication  AuthorThomas.G.S. PublisherJ.M.Dent&Sons,London. Year1990 ISBN0460860488 DescriptionAconciseguidetoawiderangeofperennials.Lotsofcultivationguides,verylittleonplantuses. ]. EdibleUsesBulb-raworcooked[2TitleSturtevant'sEdiblePlantsoftheWorld. Publication  AuthorHedrick.U.P. PublisherDoverPublications Year1972 ISBN0-486-20459-6 DescriptionLotsofentries,quitealotofinformationinmostentriesandreferences. ].Astrongonionflavour,itcanbeusedinsalads,asacookedvegetableorasaflavouringincookedfoods[22TitleAlternativeFoods. Publication  AuthorSholto-Douglas.J. Publisher  Year  ISBN  DescriptionNotverycomprehensive,itseemsmoreorlesslikeacopyofearlierwritingswithlittleadded. ,KTitlePlantsforaFuture AuthorKenFern DescriptionNotesfromobservations,tastingetcatPlantsForAFutureandonfieldtrips. ].Thebulbsarerathersmall,usually10-25mmindiameterthoughtheycanbeupto45mm[266TitleFloraofChina Publication  Author  Websitehttp://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ PublisherMissouriBotanicalGardenPress;St.Louis. Year1994 ISBN  DescriptionAnexcellent,comprehensiveresourcein25volumes.Inadditiontothebotanicalinformationthefloraalsogivesbasicinformationonhabitatandsomeuses.Anon-lineversionisalsoavailable. ],andaresometimesusedasspringonions[183TitleCornucopia-ASourceBookofEdiblePlants. Publication  AuthorFacciola.S. PublisherKampongPublications Year1990 ISBN0-9628087-0-9 DescriptionExcellent.Containsaverywiderangeofconventionalandunconventionalfoodplants(includingtropical)andwheretheycanbeobtained(mainlyN.Americannurseriesbutalsoresearchinstitutesandalotofothernurseriesfromaroundtheworld. ].Anutritionalanalysisisavailable[218TitleMedicinalPlantsofChina Publication  AuthorDuke.J.A.andAyensu.E.S. PublisherReferencePublications,Inc. Year1985 ISBN0-917256-20-4 DescriptionDetailsofover1,200medicinalplantsofChinaandbriefdetailsoftheiruses.Oftenincludesananalysis,oratleastalistofconstituents.Heavygoingifyouarenotintothesubject. ]. Leaves-raworcooked[2TitleSturtevant'sEdiblePlantsoftheWorld. Publication  AuthorHedrick.U.P. PublisherDoverPublications Year1972 ISBN0-486-20459-6 DescriptionLotsofentries,quitealotofinformationinmostentriesandreferences. ].Theyhaveamildonionflavour[183TitleCornucopia-ASourceBookofEdiblePlants. Publication  AuthorFacciola.S. PublisherKampongPublications Year1990 ISBN0-9628087-0-9 DescriptionExcellent.Containsaverywiderangeofconventionalandunconventionalfoodplants(includingtropical)andwheretheycanbeobtained(mainlyN.Americannurseriesbutalsoresearchinstitutesandalotofothernurseriesfromaroundtheworld. ]andcanbeaddedtosaladsorcookedasavegetable[116TitleOrientalHerbsandVegetables,Vol39No.2. Publication  AuthorBrooklynBotanicGarden PublisherBrooklynBotanicGarden Year1986 ISBN- DescriptionAsmallbookletpackedwithinformation. ].Theleavesareoftenavailableallthroughthewinteriftheweatherisnottoosevere[KTitlePlantsforaFuture AuthorKenFern DescriptionNotesfromobservations,tastingetcatPlantsForAFutureandonfieldtrips. ].Theycontainabout1.4%protein,0.3%fat,4.6%carbohydrate,0.8%ash,somevitaminB1andmoderatelevelsofvitaminC[179TitleFamineFoodslistedintheChiu-HuangPen-ts'ao. Publication  AuthorReid.B.E. PublisherSouthernMaterialsCentre;Taipei Year1977 ISBN- DescriptionAtranslationofanancientChinesebookonediblewildfoods.Fascinating. ]. Flowers-raw.Apleasantonionflavour,buttheyareratheronthedryside[KTitlePlantsforaFuture AuthorKenFern DescriptionNotesfromobservations,tastingetcatPlantsForAFutureandonfieldtrips. ]. MedicinalThetherapeuticqualitiesattributedtothewelshonionaremany,especiallyinChinesemedicine.Itisusedtoimprovethefunctioningofinternalorgansandthemetabolism,andtoprolonglife.Itisfurtherreportedtoimproveeyesight,toaiddigestionandperspiration,andtoenhancerecoveryfromcommoncolds,headaches,woundsandfesteringsores[310TitlePlantResourcesofSoutheastAsia Publication  Author  Websitehttp://proseanet.org/ Publisher  Year0 ISBN  DescriptionLotsofinformationontheusesoftheplantsofSEAsia. ]. Thebulbcontainsanessentialoilthatisrichinsulphurcompounds[283TitleMedicinalPlantsinVietnam Publication  AuthorNguyenVanDan&DoanThiNhu PublisherWorldHealthOrganisation Year1989 ISBN9290611014 DescriptionAnexcellentbook,givinginformationonover200plants,theirmedicinalcompoundsandapplications. ].Itisantibacterial,antiseptic,diaphoretic,diuretic,galactagogue,stomachic,vermifugeandvulnerary[176TitleHandbookofChineseHerbsandFormulas. Publication  AuthorYeung.Him-Che. PublisherInstituteofChineseMedicine,LosAngeles Year1985 ISBN- DescriptionAnexcellentChineseherbalgivinginformationonover500species.Rathertechnicalandprobablybestsuitedtothemoreaccomplisheduserofherbs. ,218TitleMedicinalPlantsofChina Publication  AuthorDuke.J.A.andAyensu.E.S. PublisherReferencePublications,Inc. Year1985 ISBN0-917256-20-4 DescriptionDetailsofover1,200medicinalplantsofChinaandbriefdetailsoftheiruses.Oftenincludesananalysis,oratleastalistofconstituents.Heavygoingifyouarenotintothesubject. ].Itisusedinthetreatmentofcoldsandabdominalcoldnessandfullness[176TitleHandbookofChineseHerbsandFormulas. Publication  AuthorYeung.Him-Che. PublisherInstituteofChineseMedicine,LosAngeles Year1985 ISBN- DescriptionAnexcellentChineseherbalgivinginformationonover500species.Rathertechnicalandprobablybestsuitedtothemoreaccomplisheduserofherbs. ].Ateamadefromtherootsisachildren'ssedative[218TitleMedicinalPlantsofChina Publication  AuthorDuke.J.A.andAyensu.E.S. PublisherReferencePublications,Inc. Year1985 ISBN0-917256-20-4 DescriptionDetailsofover1,200medicinalplantsofChinaandbriefdetailsoftheiruses.Oftenincludesananalysis,oratleastalistofconstituents.Heavygoingifyouarenotintothesubject. ].Useofthebulbinthedietimpedesinternalparasites[218TitleMedicinalPlantsofChina Publication  AuthorDuke.J.A.andAyensu.E.S. PublisherReferencePublications,Inc. Year1985 ISBN0-917256-20-4 DescriptionDetailsofover1,200medicinalplantsofChinaandbriefdetailsoftheiruses.Oftenincludesananalysis,oratleastalistofconstituents.Heavygoingifyouarenotintothesubject. ]. Externally,thebulbcanbemadeintoapoulticetodrainpusfromsores,boilsandabscesses[254TitleTheEncyclopediaofMedicinalPlants Publication  AuthorChevallier.A. PublisherDorlingKindersley.London Year1996 ISBN9-780751-303148 DescriptionAnexcellentguidetoover500ofthemorewellknownmedicinalherbsfromaroundtheworld. ]. OtherUsesThejuiceoftheplantisusedasamothrepellent.Thewholeplantissaidtorepelinsectsandmoles[20TitleCompanionPlantingforSuccessfulGardening. Publication  AuthorRiotte.L. PublisherGardenWay,Vermont,USA. Year1978 ISBN0-88266-064-0 DescriptionFairlygood. ]. Theplantsaresaidtoreduceorpreventwhiteantinfestationingardens,andinChinathedilutedjuiceisusedasatreatmentagainstaphids[310TitlePlantResourcesofSoutheastAsia Publication  Author  Websitehttp://proseanet.org/ Publisher  Year0 ISBN  DescriptionLotsofinformationontheusesoftheplantsofSEAsia. ]. Thewelshonionisrelatedtothecultivatedonion(Alliumcepa)andcouldbeofvalueinbreedingprogrammes[203TitleAlliums.TheOrnamentalOnions. Publication  AuthorDavies.D. PublisherBatsford Year1992 ISBN0-7134-7030-5 DescriptionCoversabout200speciesofAlliums.Averyshortsectionontheiruses,gooddetailsoftheircultivationneeds. ,206TitleOrientalVegetables Publication  AuthorLarkcomJ. PublisherJohnMurray Year1991 ISBN0-7195-4781-4 DescriptionWellwrittenandveryinformative. ]. PropagationSeed-sowinacontainers.Theseedgerminatesoverawiderangeoftemperatures,itisfasterathighertemperatures[206TitleOrientalVegetables Publication  AuthorLarkcomJ. PublisherJohnMurray Year1991 ISBN0-7195-4781-4 DescriptionWellwrittenandveryinformative. ].Prickouttheseedlingsintoindividualpotswhentheyarelargeenoughtohandleandplantthemoutwhenlargeenough. Divisionoftheplantsisveryeasyandcanbedoneatalmostanytimeoftheyearthoughthespringisprobablybest.Thedivisionscanbeplantedoutstraightintotheirpermanentpositionsifrequired. Citeas:TropicalPlantsDatabase,KenFern.tropical.theferns.info.2022-05-16. AddaComment: Ifyouhaveanyusefulinformationaboutthisplant,pleaseleaveacomment.Commentshavetobeapprovedbeforetheyareshownhere. Name: Email(Private): Message: Captcha:6addanother6is? Lastupdateon2021-07-30:Nowcontaining12727plants. 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