Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Lilianae > Order Asparagales > Family Amaryllidaceae > Subfamily Allioideae > 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: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Asturian: ayín; cebolla; cebolleta; cebollín; cebollu sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Basque: kinpula; kipula; quipula; tipula sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Catalan: ceba; ceba blanca; ceba blanca/cebes blanques; ceba d´Egipte; ceba/cebes; ceballot; cebes trompades; seba sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Finnish: (ruoka)sipuli sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

Galician: cebola sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

High Aragonese: bruno; burno; grillón; seba; zeba sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Majorcan: ceba; seba sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Portuguese: ceba; cebola; cebola ordinaria; cebolla sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Spanish, Castillian: ajo porro; cebolla; 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; cebollón; siemprevivas sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Swedish: lök sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

Valencian: ceba; ceba blanca; cebes; seba

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Sp. Pl.: 300. 1753

Genbank

Citation

World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2010), copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Allium cepa L. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/f6d88849-04d5-4198-a57c-d8ccbe6bdcc0

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CITES:
appendix 1 This species is listed on the CITES Appendix I which means it is threatened with extinction and CITES prohibits international trade in specimens of these species except when the purpose of the import is not commercial, for instance for scientific research.