Fruits & Vegetables Week: Allium cepa var. aggregatum the Shallot

[Gurcharan Singh]

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.

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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/

[Pankaj Kumar]

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

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[Gurcharan Singh]

Thanks Pankaj ji

That means Shallot is back as Al. ascalonicum L., a recognised name.

 

 

--
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/

[Pankaj Kumar]

Thats right.
Allium ascalonicum L., Fl. Palaest.: 117 (1756) is the accepted name.

But, if

Allium cepa var. aggregatum G.Don, Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 6: 27 (1827)

is a synonym of

Allium cepa L., Sp. Pl.: 300 (1753)

and
Allium ascalonicum L., Fl. Palaest.: 117 (1756)
is a synonym of

Allium cepa var. aggregatum G.Don, Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 6: 27 (1827)

then I assume the accepted name for the plant should have been
Allium cepa L., Sp. Pl.: 300 (1753)!!!

How come both is accepted name? :(
Pankaj

[Pankaj Kumar]

Sorry,
I just found out that

Allium ascalonicum L., Fl. Palaest.: 117 (1756)

is not a synonym of

Allium cepa var. aggregatum G.Don, Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 6: 27 (1827)

these two are different plants now known as Allium cepa and Allium ascalonicum.
I understand now.
Pankaj

[Gurcharan Singh]

Thanks Pankaj ji

 

Shallot is and was A. ascalonicum. Some times in between some one relegated it to synonymy of A. cepa var. aggregatum.

 

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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/

[Pankaj Kumar]

Yes, right!
Thanks for sharing the information.
Pankaj