Family |
Amaryllidaceae
Allium dictyoprasum
C.A.Mey. ex Kunth
Allium dictyoprasum C.A.Mey. ex Kunth
(Enum. Pl. 4: 390, 1843; mentioned in Nouvelle Flore du Liban et de la Syrie, vol. 1, p. 270; 1966)
• Life-form & habit: Bulbous perennial. Distinguished from Allium karyateini by its more elongated perianth, red turning brown; filaments dilated and slightly ciliate; median anther-point shorter than the lateral ones.
• Leaves: Not described by Mouterde; in related literature, leaves 2–3, fistulose, resembling allied species.
• Inflorescence & flowers: Umbel with reddish-brown, campanulate flowers; perianth segments longer than in A. karyateini; filaments broader, somewhat ciliate.
• Fruit: Capsule not detailed by Mouterde for Levantine specimens.
• Phenology: Flowers in summer (June–July, in saline habitats).
• Habitat & elevation: Halophytic species, growing in saline soils and steppe depressions (“in salsis”), e.g. around Lake Khatouniyé (Syria).
• Lebanese distribution: Qaa (R. Maalouf, field record).
• Syrian records: Reported from Jabal ‘Abd-el-‘Aziz (Handel-Mazzetti), but considered doubtful by Mouterde, possibly confused with A. karyateini.
• Native range: Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Turkey (POWO).