Allium kiiense

Flower name
Allium kiiense
Scientific name
Allium kiiense
Alias山辣韭
Place of origin Japan
Place of floweringSeashore
Flowering seasonOctober, November

What is Allium kiiense

Wild Plant (Mountain Field Plant), Endangered Category

Allium kiiense or Kii ito-rakkyo (scientific name: Allium kiiense) is a perennial bulb plant native to Japan, belonging to the genus Allium of the family Amaryllidaceae. It grows wild in brightly lit places on rocks and in crevices between rocks on riverbanks in the Kii Peninsula (Wakayama and Mie prefectures), Gifu, Yamaguchi, and Aichi prefectures in Japan. It is similar to, but smaller than, the rakkyo. It has long oval scales about 2 cm long underground. The rhizomatous leaves are slender and hollow like threads, and there are no stem leaves. 10 to 15 small, six-petaled, dark reddish-purple flowers are produced laterally from October to November in a diffuse inflorescence extending from the top of the stem. The pistils and stamens are two or three times longer than the corolla and protrude. After the flowers, capsule fruits are produced. Unfortunately, it is listed as an endangered species in the Ministry of the Environment's Red Data.

Common name:Allium kiiense or Kii ito-rakkyo, scientific name: Allium kiiense, origin: Japan, distribution: limited areas in Japan - Kii peninsula (Wakayama pref, Living environment: light areas on rocks or in crevices of rocks along river banks, Height: 15-30 cm, Scale: oblong-oval, Scale length: 2-2.5 cm, Leaf type: leafy, leaf color: green, Leaf shape: linear, Leaf texture: hollow, Leaf length: 10-20 cm, Leaf width: 0.1 cm, Flowering period: October - November, Flowering stem: 1.5-2.5 cm, Leaf length: 0.5 cm, Leaf type: green, Leaf shape: linear, Leaf width: 0.1 cm, Leaf type: green, Leaf color: green, Leaf shape: linear, Leaf texture: hollow, Leaf length: 10 - 20 cm, Leaf width: 0.1 cm, Leaf shape: green, Leaf type: green, Leaf type: leaf type: leafy, leaf width: 0.1 cm Flowering season: October to November; Stem length: 8 to 20 cm; Inflorescence shape: paniculate; Number of flowers: 10 to 15; Flowering direction: lateral; Number of petals: 6; Flower color: dark reddish purple; Flower diameter: petal length: about 0.3 cm; Stamens: about 0.9 cm; Pistils: anthers 0.7 cm; Fruit: capsule; Special note: Designated as endangered in the Red Data of Ministry of Environment Red Data of the Ministry of the Environment.