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