| Allium melananthum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Species: | A. melananthum |
| Binomial name | |
| Allium melananthum | |
Allium melananthum, called ajo oscuro (dark garlic), ajo negro (black garlic) or ajo de flor negra (black-flowered garlic), is a species of wild garlic native to southeast coastal areas of Spain.[3] It is similar to three other species of Allium of the western Mediterranean; A. pruinatum, A. sphaerocephalon and A. ebusitanum, but can be distinguished from them by its dark purple to blackish-purple tepals, and its exerted stamens.[4]
References
- Draper Munt, D. (2011). "Allium melananthum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011 e.T172167A6841199. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172167A6841199.en. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
- J. Bot. (Morot) 9: 336 (1895)
- "Allium melananthum Coincy". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- Aedo, Carlos (2006). "Is Allium ebusitanum (Alliaceae) an endemic species from Ibiza?". Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid. 63 (2). doi:10.3989/ajbm.2006.v63.i2.2. hdl:10261/27763.