Tracked it down to some species of Muilla, but yet to fix the species. Interestingly the genus Muilla which is very similar to Allium except for lacking the characteristic smell was proposed by G. Watson in 1879 by writing the spellings of genus Allium in reverse order. Perhaps three species of the genus are recognised, and the plant matches most with M. transmontana, but the leaves are broader than that species.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 8:19 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > 04032011GS2 for ID from Delhi > The herb has all characteristics of Allium, but no trace of any onion or > garlic smell > Leaves linear, flat, about 1 cm wide, all basal, upto 25 cm long > Scape about 30-40 cm long, flowers subumbellate, subtended by spathaceous > bract > Flowers white, about 8-9 mm across; filaments without any basal teeth. > Growing in Herbal Garden in Delhi > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > >
