Which plant has the Latin name allium sativum?
Allium ("A. sativum") and chives ("A. schoenoprasum"). Some have been used as traditional medicines. Allium Allium is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants that includes hundreds of species, including the cultivated onion, garlic, scallion, shallot, leek, and chives. The generic name "Allium" is the Latin word for garlic, and the type species for the genus is "Allium sativum" which means "cultivated garlic". Linnaeus first described the genus "Allium" in 1753. Some sources refer to Greek αλεω (aleo, to avoid) by reason of the smell of garlic. Various "Allium" have been cultivated from the earliest times, and about a dozen species are
Allium cristophii plant has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Allium cristophii Allium cristophii, common name Persian onion or Star of Persia; is a species of onion native to Turkey, Iran, and Turkmenistan, though grown as an ornamental bulbous plant in many parts of the world. It may be sold under the synonym of "Allium albopilosum". Star of Persia is a member of the onion subfamily within the amaryllis family. It grows to 60 cm (24") and is cultivated in gardens for its large showy (umbels) of silvery pink star-shaped flowers, 20–25 cm (8-10") in diameter, which appear in