Kucai

 

Allium tuberosum Rottler ex Spreng. (1825)

Synonyms:

Allium angulosum Lour. 

Allium argyi H.Lév. 

Allium chinense Maxim. 

Allium clarkei Hook.f. 

Allium roxburghii Kunth 

Allium sulvia Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don 

Allium tricoccum Blanco Misapplied H 

Allium tuberosum Roxb. 

Allium tuberosum f. yezoense (Nakai) M.Hiroe 

Allium uliginosum G.Don 

Allium yesoense Nakai 

Allium yezoense Nakai 

Nothoscordum sulvia (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Kunth

Kucai (Indonesia). Garlic Chives, Chinese Leeks, Chinese Chives, Flat Chives, Oriental Garlic (English). 韭菜 jiucai (Chinese).

Native SW China (Chinese province of Shanxi), Southeast Asia. The genus name “Allium” is Latin for garlic. The species epithet “tuberosum” is a reference to this species's thick rhizome.

Enak dibuat campuran masakan makanan, Kucai kaya akan vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, folat, magnesium, fosfor, kalium, dan kolin. bunganya harum juga ☺️☺️

*Kota Batu, East Java, Indonesia*

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