| Accepted name: |
Allium sativum L. var. sativum |
| Synonym(s): |
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| English names: |
Cultivated Garlic
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| French names: |
Ail blanc
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HALLSAS
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
A |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Garlic is the second-most important species of the genus. The fresh lateral bulbs (cloves) are used as condiment in various ways, processed to dehydrated products and are applied for therapeutic and medicinal purposes, in this respect it is more important than A. cepa. (1) |
| Key Characters: |
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