Allium beesianum W.W. Sm.

Herb with narrowly cylindrical bulbs. Leaves 2-4, linear, stem-sheathing, erect. Inflorescence 25-50 cm, solid, spathe 1. Flowers numerous, 11-17 mm long, bell-shaped to tubular, pendant; summer. Tepals bright blue to purplish-blue. Stamens shorter than tepals.

Western China.

Updated by: Niels Klazenga, March 2018

kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Magnoliopsida
superorder     Lilianae
order      Asparagales
family       Amaryllidaceae
genus        Allium L.