Onion is a common vegetable, and can be served cooked or raw. For medicinal purposes, onion is available for internal use as a capsule or tablet containing dehydrated onion or onion extract.
Allium cepa, or common onion, contains sulfur compounds like allicin and allyl propyl disulfide, which are responsible for its strong odor and health benefits. It also contains flavonoids, such as quercetin, which have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
Allium cepa, also known as onion, has a total of 16 chromosomes. These chromosomes exist as eight pairs, with each pair consisting of two homologous chromosomes.
The shallot(Allium cepa var. aggregatum, or the Aggregatum group A. cepa) is a botanical variety of the species Allium cepa, to which the multiplier onion also belongs.[1] The shallot was formerly classified as a separate species, A. ascalonicum, a name now considered asynonym of the currently accepted name.[2] The genus Allium, which includes onions and garlic as well as shallots, is now classified in the plant family Amaryllidaceae, but was formerly considered to belong to the separate family Alliaceae.The scientific name is Allium oschaninii( The shallot)The varieties of crop plants ( Including onion ) are not given scientific or botanical names .The onion that you have in mind is internationally known as" Chinna vengayam ' OR ' Sambar vengayam' as you have described. It is commonly called shallot.The shallot is a relative of the onion, and tastes a bit like an onion but has a sweeter, milder flavor.They are more expensive than onions and can be stored for at least 6 months.Some say you can substitute about 1/2 the amount of finely-chopped onion (preferably red onion) and (optionally) add some garlic in place of shallots.Unlike onions where each plant normally forms a single bulb, shallots form clusters of offsets, rather in the manner of garlic.
Onion is a term used for many plants in the genus Allium. They are known by the common name "onion" but, used without qualifiers, it usually refers to Allium cepa.[1] Allium cepa is also known as the "garden onion" or "bulb" onion. Above ground, the onion shows only a single vertical shoot; the bulb grows underground, and is used for energy storage, leading to the possibility of confusion with a tuber, which it is not.[2] It is a close relative to garlic.Allium cepa is known only in cultivation,[3] but related wild species occur in Central Asia. The most closely related species include Allium vavilovii (Popov & Vved.) and Allium asarense (R.M. Fritsch & Matin) from Iran.[4] However, Zohary and Hopf warn that "there are doubts whether the A. vavilovii collections tested represent genuine wild material or only feral derivatives of the crop."[5]
Onion (Allium cepa) has 16 chromosomes (2n= 16)
Allium cepa is an onion.
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Allium cepa is the common Onion.
Allium cepa, commonly known as onion, belongs to the Plantae kingdom.
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Onion (Allium cepa) has 16 chromosomes (2n= 16)
Allium cepa, the botanical name for the Onion
The fleshy bulb that grows below the ground is used medicinally as well as for food.
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The scientific name of bawang, which means "onion" in Filipino, is Allium cepa.
An Onion belongs to the The bulb plants family like lily galic etc.