A bulbous perennial , up 60 cm tall . Bulb rounded , composed of up to 15 smaller bulblets (cloves) , covered by a whitish or pinkish tunic (papery coat) . Stems erect , long . Leaves 1 . 25–2 . 5 cm wide , linear , flattened , solid , sword-shaped attached to an underground stem , with an acute tip , aromatic . Inflorescences borne in a dense , umbel cluster on a tall , erect spike , up to 25 cm long . Flowers hermaphroditic , greenish-white or pinkish ; perianth 6 , c . 3 mm long . Fruit capsule . Seeds black . (Ref . POWO ; 2023) .
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Not Threatened (NT) - Global Assessment
Frequent
الوصف غير متاح حاليًا
Allium sativum var. vulgare Döll
Allium arenarium Sadler ex Rchb.
Allium pekinense Prokh.
Porrum sativum (L.) Rchb.
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Garlic
Cultivated Garlic
Added in various food recepies. Sometimes added to the well known local sweet 'halwa', giving to people specifically with certain medical conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure. (Ref. Oman Botanic Garden).
POWO (2023). "Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org https://en.wikipedia.org https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org Hammer, K. Gebauer, J. Al Khanjari, S. Buerkert, A. (2009). Oman at the cross-roads of inter-regional exchange of cultivated plants. Gene Resour Crop Evol (2009) 56:547-560. Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2008. DOI 10.1007/s10722-008-9385-z.
