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Taxon:  Allium sativum L. var. ophioscorodon (Link) Döll (Allium sativum Ophioscorodon Group)



Summary
Genus:
Allium
Subgenus:
Allium
Section:
Allium
Family:
Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:
Allioideae
Tribe:
Allieae
Nomen number:
101499
Place of publication:
Rhein. Fl. 197. 1843
Comment:
[or Allium sativum Ophioscorodon Group]
Verified:
01/12/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Allium sativum L. (0 active accession[s])
Allium sativum L. var. sativum (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Allium ophioscorodon Link

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Reference(s)
  1. Brewster, J. L. 1994. Onions and other vegetable alliums. Crop Prod. Sci. Hort. 3:10.
  2. Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
  3. Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
  4. Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
  5. Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications. Note: = Allium sativum Ophioscorodon Group
  6. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  7. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  8. Jones, H. A. & L. K. Mann. 1963. Onions and their allies. Onions and their allies, botany, cultivation, and utilization. New York. 37-38. Note: = Allium sativum L.
  9. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  10. Maaß, H. I. & M. Klaas. 1995. Infraspecific differentiation of garlic (Allium sativum L.) by isozyme and RAPD markers. Theor. Appl. Genet. 91:89-97.
  11. Mansfeld, R. 1959. Die Kulturpflanze, Beiheft 2.
  12. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
  13. Messiaen, C.-M. et al. 1993. Les Allium alimentaires reproduits par voie végétative. 1-230.
  14. Ovesná, J. et al. 2011. Diversity of S-alk(en)yl cysteine sulphoxide content within a collection of garlic (Allium sativum L.) and its association with the morphological and genetic background assessed by AFLP. Sci. Hort. 129:541-547. Note: this study found evidence of differential production of sulphoxides in this taxon compared to those of the softneck variety (var. sativum)
  15. Pooler, M. R. & P. W. Simon. 1993. Characterization and classification of isozyme and morphological variation in a diverse collection of garlic clones. Euphytica 68:121-130. Note: Netherlands journal of plant breeding
  16. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  17. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Common names
English
ophio garlic –
rocambole –
serpent garlic –
Spanish garlic –
French
ail rocambole –
German
echte Rokkenbolle –
Rockenbolle –
Schlangenknoblauch –
Italian
aglio d'India –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChina  
2CultivatedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
2CultivatedEurope Europe  
2CultivatedNorthern America North America  
2CultivatedSouthern America South America  
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Europe
  • REGION: Europe
Northern America
  • REGION: North America
Southern America
  • REGION: South America
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Food additivesflavoringas Allium sativumBrewster, J. L. 1994. Onions and other vegetable alliums. Crop Prod. Sci. Hort. 3:10.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=101499. Accessed 2 May 2025.