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The genus Allium L. is a complicated polymorphous group of vascular plants of which a number of species are used since ancient times as vegetable crops. The number of wild Allium species growing naturally in the Old and New World is increasing every year due to new discoveries and is currently estimated around 1000 species. The region encompassing the Mediterranean, Middle Asia, Iran and Afghanistan is the main centre of diversity of the largest subgenus of the genus Allium, namely Allium with circa 400 species and subspecies. Nearly all ancestors of garlic and leek originate from this region and some of their closest relatives are still present. Furthermore, there are numerous wild Allium species present in this region, which could be of interest for innovative breeding concerning pharmaceutical, ornamental and edible traits. A revised and updated list of the subgenus is presented in this paper.
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The author is greatly indebted to Dr. R.M. Fritsch (IPK Gatersleben, Germany), Dr. N. Friesen (Botanischer Garten der Universität Osnabrück, Germany), Prof. Dr. M. Keusgen (Marburg University, Germany) for many years of cooperation and Dr. C. Kik (Centre for Genetic Resources, the Netherlands (CGN), Wageningen, the Netherlands) for critical reading of the manuscript and joint collecting missions.
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Khassanov, F.O. (2018). Taxonomical and Ethnobotanical Aspects of Allium Species from Middle Asia with Particular Reference to Subgenus Allium. In: Shigyo, M., Khar, A., Abdelrahman, M. (eds) The Allium Genomes. Compendium of Plant Genomes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95825-5_2
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