Allium hypsistum is a Nepalese species of wild onion in the Amaryllis family.Stearn, William Thomas 1960. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Botany 2: 188Tropicos, Allium hypsistum Stearn Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1–435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Allium hypsistum is one of two species referred to as jimbu in Nepal, used in Nepalese cuisine. The other is Allium przewalskianum.; abstract
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