Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Lilianae > Order Asparagales > Family Amaryllidaceae > Genus Allium

Allium cepa L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Allium*	L.	accepted genus name
*Aglitheis*	Raf.	heterotypic synonym
*Anguinum*	Fourr.	heterotypic synonym
*Ascalonicum*	P. Renault	heterotypic synonym
*Berenice*	Salisb.	heterotypic synonym
*Briseis*	Salisb.	heterotypic synonym
*Butomissa*	Salisb.	heterotypic synonym
*Calliprena*	Salisb.	heterotypic synonym
*Caloscordum*	Herb.	heterotypic synonym
*Camarilla*	Salisb.	heterotypic synonym
*Canidia*	Salisb.	heterotypic synonym
*Cepa*	Mill.	heterotypic synonym
*Codonoprasum*	Rchb.	heterotypic synonym
*Endotis*	Raf.	heterotypic synonym
*Geboscon*	Raf.	heterotypic synonym
*Getuonis*	Raf.	heterotypic synonym
*Gynodon*	Raf.	heterotypic synonym
*Hexonychia*	Salisb.	heterotypic synonym
*Hylogeton*	Salisb.	heterotypic synonym
*Iulus*	Salisb.	heterotypic synonym
*Kalabotis*	Raf.	heterotypic synonym
*Kepa*	Tourn. ex Raf.	heterotypic synonym
*Kromon*	Raf.	heterotypic synonym
*Loncostemon*	Raf.	heterotypic synonym
*Maligia*	Raf.	heterotypic synonym
*Milula*	Prain	heterotypic synonym
*Moenchia*	Medik.	heterotypic synonym
*Molium*	(G. Don) Haw.	heterotypic synonym
*Moly*	Mill.	heterotypic synonym
*Molyza*	Salisb.	heterotypic synonym
*Nectaroscordum*	Lindl.	heterotypic synonym
*Ophioscorodon*	Wallr.	heterotypic synonym
*Panstenum*	Raf.	heterotypic synonym
*Phyllodolon*	Salisb.	heterotypic synonym
*Plexistena*	Raf.	heterotypic synonym
*Porrum*	Mill.	heterotypic synonym
*Praskoinon*	Raf.	heterotypic synonym
*Raphione*	Salisb.	heterotypic synonym
*Rhizirideum*	Fourr.	heterotypic synonym
*Saturnia*	Maratti	heterotypic synonym
*Schoenissa*	Salisb.	heterotypic synonym
*Schoenoprasum*	Kunth	heterotypic synonym
*Scorodon*	Fourr.	heterotypic synonym
*Stelmesus*	Raf.	heterotypic synonym
*Stemodoxis*	Raf.	heterotypic synonym
*Trigonea*	Parl.	heterotypic synonym
*Validallium*	Small	heterotypic synonym
*Xylorhiza*	Salisb.	heterotypic synonym

Species group names

*Cepa vulgaris*	Garsault	homotypic synonym
*Kepa esculenta*	Raf.	homotypic synonym
*Porrum cepa*	(L.) Rchb.	homotypic synonym
*Allium angolense*	Baker	heterotypic synonym
*Allium aobanum*	Araki	heterotypic synonym
*Allium ascalonicum f. rotterianum*	Voss ex J. Becker	heterotypic synonym
*Allium ascalonicum var. condensum*	Millán	heterotypic synonym
*Allium ascalonicum var. fertile*	Millán	heterotypic synonym
*Allium ascalonicum var. sterile*	Millán	heterotypic synonym
*Allium cepa var. aggregatum*	G. Don	heterotypic synonym
*Allium cepa var. anglicum*	Alef.	heterotypic synonym
*Allium cepa var. argenteum*	Alef.	heterotypic synonym
*Allium cepa var. bifolium*	Alef.	heterotypic synonym
*Allium cepa var. crinides*	Alef.	heterotypic synonym
*Allium cepa var. flandricum*	Alef.	heterotypic synonym
*Allium cepa var. globosum*	Alef.	heterotypic synonym
*Allium cepa var. hispanicum*	Alef.	heterotypic synonym
*Allium cepa var. jamesii*	Alef.	heterotypic synonym
*Allium cepa var. lisboanum*	Alef.	heterotypic synonym
*Allium cepa var. luteum*	Alef.	heterotypic synonym
*Allium cepa var. multiplicans*	L. H. Bailey	heterotypic synonym
*Allium cepa var. portanum*	Alef.	heterotypic synonym
*Allium cepa var. praecox*	Alef.	heterotypic synonym
*Allium cepa var. rosum*	Alef.	heterotypic synonym
*Allium cepa var. sanguineum*	Alef.	heterotypic synonym
*Allium cepa var. solaninum*	Alef.	heterotypic synonym
*Allium cepa var. tripolitanum*	Alef.	heterotypic synonym
*Allium cepa var. viviparum*	(Metzg.) Alef.	heterotypic synonym
*Allium cepaeum*	St.-Lag.	heterotypic synonym
*Allium commune*	Noronha	heterotypic synonym
*Allium cumaria*	Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.	heterotypic synonym
*Allium esculentum*	Salisb.	heterotypic synonym
*Allium napus*	Pall. ex Kunth	heterotypic synonym
*Allium nigritanum*	A. Chev.	heterotypic synonym; nom. nud.
*Allium pauciflorum*	Willd. ex Ledeb.	heterotypic synonym
*Allium salota*	Dostál	heterotypic synonym
*Ascalonicum sativum*	P. Renault	heterotypic synonym
*Cepa alba*	P. Renault	heterotypic synonym
*Cepa esculenta*	Gray	heterotypic synonym
*Cepa pallens*	P. Renault	heterotypic synonym
*Cepa rubra*	P. Renault	heterotypic synonym
*Allium ascalonicum*	auct.	misapplied name

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Aragonese: bruno; burno; grillón; seba; zeba; zeboja sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Asturian: ayín; cebolla; cebolleta; cebollín; cebollu sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Catalan: ceba; ceba blanca; ceba blanca/cebes blanques; ceba d´Egipte; ceba/cebes; ceballot; cebes trompades; seba sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Dutch: Ui sources: Dutch Species Register

English-United States: Onion sources: Charles Hussey

Euskera: kinpula; kipula; quipula; tipula sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Galician: cebola sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

High Aragonese: bruno; burno; grillón; seba; zeba sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Majorcan: ceba; seba sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Norwegian Bokmål: kepaløk

Norwegian Nynorsk: kepalauk

Portuguese: ceba; cebola; cebola ordinaria; cebolla sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Spanish, Castillian: cebolla ajera; cebolla común; cebolla de Alcalá la Real; cebolla de Chinchón; cebolla de Granada; cebolla de Madrid; cebolla matancera; cebolla murciana; cebollas; cebolleta (joven); cebolletas sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Swedish: lök

Turkish: Sogan

Valencian: ceba; ceba blanca; cebes; seba sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).