Rakkyo (spicy) - Rakkyo (English name) Allium chinense G.Don (=A.bakeri Regel)

Japanese: ラッキョウ(辣韭) - ラッキョウ(英語表記)Allium chinense G.Don(=A.bakeri Regel)
Rakkyo (spicy) - Rakkyo (English name) Allium chinense G.Don (=A.bakeri Regel)
A perennial plant of the lily family native to China (illustration). The bulb is long and ovate, with a white or pale purple outer skin. It tillers vigorously, producing small bulbs at its base. The leaves are thin and semi-cylindrical with hollow pentagons. The plant is about 30 cm tall, and the entire plant has a distinctive odor. It does not wither in winter, but the leaves wither in summer and it goes dormant. Rakkyo is a vegetable in China and Japan, and is also used in Southeast Asia, but production is low. The English name, rakkyo, is the same as the Japanese name. It is said that wild species exist in China, the Indochina Peninsula, India, and the Himalayas.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
中国原産のユリ科の多年草(イラスト)。鱗茎は長卵形で,外皮は白色または淡紫色。盛んに分げつし,その基部に小鱗茎を生ずる。葉は細い半柱形で中空の五角形を呈する。草丈は30cmくらいで,株全体に特有の臭気を有する。冬は枯れずに,夏に葉が枯れて休眠する。ラッキョウは中国および日本の野菜で,東南アジアでも利用されるが,生産は少ない。英名のrakkyoも日本名そのままである。中国をはじめインドシナ半島,インド,ヒマラヤ地方にも野生種があるといわれている。

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