Just to bring to your notice that all varieties except two of Allium cepa has been merged with the former [Goaverts et al. 2011 (Kew Checklist)]
Allium cepa L., Sp. Pl.: 300 (1753). Synonyms: Allium cepa var. aggregatum G.Don, Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 6: 27 (1827). Allium cepa var. anglicum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 300 (1866). Allium cepa var. argenteum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 299 (1866). Allium cepa var. bifolium Alef., Landw. Fl.: 300 (1866). Allium cepa var. crinides Alef., Landw. Fl.: 299 (1866). Allium cepa var. flandricum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 300 (1866). Allium cepa var. globosum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 300 (1866). Allium cepa var. hispanicum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 299 (1866). Allium cepa var. jamesii Alef., Landw. Fl.: 300 (1866). Allium cepa var. lisboanum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 299 (1866). Allium cepa var. luteum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 299 (1866). Allium cepa var. multiplicans L.H.Bailey, Princip. Veg. Gard.: 316 (1901). Allium cepa var. portanum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 300 (1866). Allium cepa var. praecox Alef., Landw. Fl.: 299 (1866). Allium cepa var. rosum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 300 (1866). Allium cepa var. sanguineum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 300 (1866). Allium cepa var. solaninum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 300 (1866). Allium cepa var. tripolitanum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 300 (1866). Allium cepa var. viviparum (Metzg.) Alef., Landw. Fl.: 301 (1866). Regards Pankaj On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 2:50 AM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Allium cepa var. aggregatum (syn: A. ascalonicum) commonly used like onion > English Name: Shallot > Common Indian Names: kanda or gandana (Hindi, Marwari and Punjabi), gundhun > (Bengali), Pallari vengayam (Tamil) and cheriya ulli or chuvanna ulli > (Malayalam). > > > > The shallot tastes a bit like an onion, but has a sweeter, milder, yet > richer and more complex flavour. Shallots tend to be more expensive than > onions. > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > -- *********************************************** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
