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Garlic bulbs and cloves for sale at the Or Tor Kor market in Bangkok A garlic bulb. Garlic is widely used around the world for its pungent flavor as a seasoning or condiment. The garlic plant's bulb is the most commonly used part of the plant. With the exception of the single clove types, garlic bulbs are normally divided into numerous fleshy ...
The generic name Allium is the Latin word for garlic, [9] [10] and the type species for the genus is Allium sativum which means "cultivated garlic". [11] The decision to include a species in the genus Allium is taxonomically difficult, and species boundaries are unclear. Estimates of the number of species are as low as 260, [12] and as high as ...
This is a list of countries by garlic production from 2016 to 2022, based on data from the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database. [1] The total world production for garlic in 2022 was 29,149,438 metric tonnes , up slightly from 29,028,027 tonnes in 2021. [ 1 ]
1. May have anti-viral effects. Garlic has long been associated with immune-boosting and anti-microbial benefits. Most of the health benefits found in garlic come from the sulfur compound allicin ...
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Allium canadense, the Canada onion, Canadian garlic, wild garlic, meadow garlic and wild onion [6] is a perennial plant native to eastern North America [a] from Texas to Florida to New Brunswick to Montana. The species is also cultivated in other regions as an ornamental and as a garden culinary herb. [7] The plant is also reportedly ...
Allium oleraceum grows to a height of about 12 in (30 cm). The underground bulb is up to 0.8 in (2 cm) in diameter. The main stem is usually rounded, but is occasionally flattened, and bears two to four leaves and a terminal inflorescence composed of a number of small, stalked, pinkish-brown flowers and sometimes a few bulblets.
Tulbaghia (wild garlic [2] or society garlic) is a genus of monocotyledonous herbaceous perennial bulbs native to Africa, [3] belonging to the amaryllis family. It is one of only two known genera in the society garlic tribe within the onion subfamily. [4] The genus was named for Ryk Tulbagh (1699–1771), one time governor of The Cape of Good ...