ALLIUM IS A GENUS OF MONOCOTYLEDONOUS FLOWERING PLANTS THAT INCLUDES HUNDREDS OF SPECIES, INCLUDING THE CULTIVATED ONION, GARLIC, SCALLION, SHALLOT, LEEK, AND CHIVES. THE GENERIC NAME ALLIUM IS THE LATIN WORK FOR GARIC, AND THE TYPE SPECIES FOR THE GENUS IS ALLIUM SATIVUM WHICH MEAN CULTIVATED GARLIC.
