Allium cepa
A species in the Amaryllidaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Genus
- Allium
- Species
- Allium cepa
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Allium cepa. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
42 synonyms in this snapshot
- Allium angolenseName author: Baker
- Allium aobanumName author: Araki
- Allium ascalonicum f. rotterianumName author: Voss ex J.Becker
- Allium ascalonicum var. condensumName author: Millán
- Allium ascalonicum var. fertileName author: Millán
- Allium ascalonicum var. sterileName author: Millán
- Allium cepa var. aggregatumName author: G.Don
- Allium cepa var. anglicumName author: Alef.
- Allium cepa var. argenteumName author: Alef.
- Allium cepa var. bifoliumName author: Alef.
- Allium cepa var. cepaName author: Not supplied
- Allium cepa var. crinidesName author: Alef.
- Allium cepa var. flandricumName author: Alef.
- Allium cepa var. globosumName author: Alef.
- Allium cepa var. hispanicumName author: Alef.
- Allium cepa var. jamesiiName author: Alef.
- Allium cepa var. lisboanumName author: Alef.
- Allium cepa var. luteumName author: Alef.
- Allium cepa var. multiplicansName author: L.H.Bailey
- Allium cepa var. portanumName author: Alef.
- Allium cepa var. praecoxName author: Alef.
- Allium cepa var. rosumName author: Alef.
- Allium cepa var. sanguineumName author: Alef.
- Allium cepa var. solaninumName author: Alef.
- Allium cepa var. tripolitanumName author: Alef.
- Allium cepa var. viviparumName author: (Metzg.) Alef.
- Allium cepaeumName author: St.-Lag.
- Allium communeName author: Noronha
- Allium cumariaName author: Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
- Allium esculentumName author: Salisb.
- Allium napusName author: Pall. ex Kunth
- Allium nigritanumName author: A.Chev.
- Allium pauciflorumName author: Willd. ex Ledeb.
- Allium salotaName author: Dostál
- Ascalonicum sativumName author: P.Renault
- Cepa albaName author: P.Renault
- Cepa esculentaName author: Gray
- Cepa pallensName author: P.Renault
- Cepa rubraName author: P.Renault
- Cepa vulgarisName author: Garsault
- Kepa esculentaName author: Raf.
- Porrum cepaName author: (L.) Rchb.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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