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Allium cepa L., Sp. Pl. 300 1753. (Syn: Allium angolense Baker; Allium aobanum Araki; Allium ascalonicum auct.; Allium ascalonicum var. condensum Millán; Allium ascalonicum var. fertile Millán; Allium ascalonicum f. rotterianum Voss ex J.Becker; Allium ascalonicum var. sterile Millán; …, Allium cepa var. anglicum Alef.; Allium cepa var. argenteum Alef.; Allium cepa var. bifolium Alef.; Allium cepa var. crinides Alef.; Allium cepa var. flandricum Alef.; Allium cepa var. globosum Alef.; Allium cepa var. hispanicum Alef.; Allium cepa var. jamesii Alef.; Allium cepa var. lisboanum Alef.; Allium cepa var. luteum Alef.; Allium cepa var. multiplicans L.H.Bailey; Allium cepa var. portanum Alef.; Allium cepa var. praecox Alef.; Allium cepa var. rosum Alef.; Allium cepa var. sanguineum Alef.; Allium cepa var. solaninum Alef.; Allium cepa var. tripolitanum Alef.; Allium cepa var. viviparum (Metzg.) Alef.; Allium cepaeum St.-Lag.; Allium commune Noronha; Allium cumaria Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. [Invalid]; Allium esculentum Salisb.; Allium napus Pall. ex Kunth; Allium nigritanum A.Chev. [Invalid]; Allium pauciflorum Willd. ex Ledeb.; Allium salota Dostál; Ascalonicum sativum P.Renault; Cepa alba P.Renault; Cepa esculenta Gray; Cepa pallens P.Renault; Cepa rubra P.Renault; Cepa vulgaris Garsault [Invalid]; Kepa esculenta Raf.; Porrum cepa (L.) Rchb.);
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AL-ee-um — Latin name for garlic … Dave’s Botanary
KEP-uh — onion … Dave’s Botanary . commonly known as: onion • Adi: aying talab, piyaj • Ahom: প্ল-কাত-নাম pl-kat-nam • Apatani: byaku • Arabic: بصل basal • Assamese: পিয়াঁজ piyaj, পনৰু ponoru, তীক্ষ্নকন্দ tikhnokondo • Awadhi: पियाज piyaj • Bengali: পলাণ্ডু palandu, পিঁয়াজ pimyaja • Bhojpuri: पियाज piyaj • Bodo: सामब्राम गोजा sambram gwja • Dimasa: samprang • Dogri: गंढा gandha, प्याज pyaaz • Gujarati: ડુંગળી dungali, કાંદો kando • Haryanvi: पियाज़ piyaz • Hindi: कांदा kanda, पलाण्डु palandu, प्याज़ pyaz • Hmar: purunsen • Kachchhi: ડુંગરી dungari • Kannada: ಈರುಳ್ಳಿ eerulli, ನೀರುಳ್ಳಿ neerulli, ಉಳ್ಳಿಗೆಡ್ಡೆ ulligedde • Karbi: harsun • Kashmiri: گنٛڈٕ gand • Khasi: piat • Konkani: कांदो kamdo, पियाव piyav • Maithili: पिआउज piauj • Malayalam: ഉള്ളി ulli • Manipuri: ꯇꯤꯜꯍꯧ tilhou • Marathi: कांदा kanda, कंदर्प kandarpa, पलांडू palandu • Mishing: দিঃলাব্ dihlab • Mizo: pu-rûn • Mundari: प्याज pyaaj • Nagamese: piaz • Nepali: प्याज pyaaj • Odia: ପଲାଣ୍ଡୁ palandu, ପିଆଜ piaja • Persian: پياز piyaz • Punjabi: ਗੰਢਾ gandha, ਪਿਆਜ piaj • Rabha: ৰায়ছুং raysung • Rajasthani: कांदौ kaandau, प्याज pyaaj • Sanskrit: पलाण्डु palandu, सुकन्दक sukandaka • Santali: ᱯᱮᱭᱟᱡᱽ peyaz • Sindhi: پِئازُ pieazu • Singpho: shakau khyeng • Tai Phake: po lo • Tamil: உள்ளி ulli, வெங்காயம் venkayam • Tangkhul: tarui • Telugu: నీరుల్లి nirulli • Tibetan: སྒོག་བཙོང sgog-btsong • Tulu: ನೀರುಳ್ಳಿ neerulli • Turung: shakau • Urdu: کاندا kanda, پلانڐو palandu Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/12/allium-cepa-l.html .
Fruits & Vegetables ::Allium cepa Family Liliaceae.: – … attaching photos of the onion plant cultivated at Rajguru Nagar, near Pune.
what are the family name of some plant ( latest )
Allium cepa – Alliaceae or Liliaceae
Paris & Trillium – Trilliaceae or Liliaceae Tectona grandis- Verbinaceae or ————— Calotropis —Asclepiadaceae or Apocynaceae Allium cepa – Amaryllidaceae.
flower id: This is the inflorescence of onion, bearing many flowers covered by a spathe (which is membraneous here and opens as the flower grow). The inflorescence type is known as scape. The scape is the portion of the stem below spathe and the flowers are borne in an umbel.
Hooghly2015Mar_sk05/05: Allium cepa L. var. cepa : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (10)
In the pic P1140847 the tooth, one on each side, at the base of inner filament can be seen in one flower, and also white perianth segments with green midvein. wonderful
is this it? Attachments (1) Yes Didi, I think this is what FoC meant in its KEY.
Onion fruits and seeds : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2)
Just sharing few photos of Onion fruits ready for harvest.
Certainly peoples from South India may not have seen this. nice
where is it exactly
It is from N23° 21.067′ E73° 12.097′. some 100 kms from Ahmedabad or 40 Km from Himath Nagar Thank you … latitutde etc is extra bonus
i wanted to know what knd of ecosystem so this is dry/arid, irrigated farmland I presume
TSP-JAN2016-26-26: Images of Allium cepa (Amaryllidaceae) : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (7) It is my pleasure to share few images of Allium cepa (Amaryllidaceae) Habit: Herb Habitat: Cultivated Sighting: Chikmagalur, Karnataka, about 900 msl Date: 08-09-2014, 11-09-2014 and 09-02-2015 .
      Location : Gyaneswor, katghmandu
Date : 2 May 2019
Elevation : 1300 m. Habit : Cultivated
any real onions dug up there? can we see them? It started flowering! So not really big onion.
oh. so, later? Nepali Name : प्याज Pyaaj .
Names of Plants in India :: Allium cepa L.: 1 image.
Allium cepa L. AL-ee-um — Latin name for garlic … Dave’s Botanary
KEP-uh — onion ... Dave’s Botanary commonly known as: onion • Adi: aying talab, piyaj • Ahom: প্ল-কাত-নাম pl-kat-nam • Apatani: byaku • Arabic: بصل basal • Assamese: পিয়াঁজ piyaj, পনৰু ponoru, তীক্ষ্নকন্দ tikhnokondo • Awadhi: पियाज piyaj • Bengali: পলাণ্ডু palandu, পিঁয়াজ pimyaja • Bhojpuri: पियाज piyaj • Bodo: सामब्राम गोजा sambram gwja • Dimasa: samprang • Dogri: गंढा gandha, प्याज pyaaz • Gujarati: ડુંગળી dungali, કાંદો kando • Haryanvi: पियाज़ piyaz • Hindi: कांदा kanda, पलाण्डु palandu, प्याज़ pyaz • Hmar: purunsen • Kachchhi: ડુંગરી dungari • Kannada: ಈರುಳ್ಳಿ eerulli, ನೀರುಳ್ಳಿ neerulli, ಉಳ್ಳಿಗೆಡ್ಡೆ ulligedde • Karbi: harsun • Kashmiri: گنٛڈٕ gand • Khasi: piat • Konkani: कांदो kamdo, पियाव piyav • Maithili: पिआउज piauj • Malayalam: ഉള്ളി ulli • Manipuri: ꯇꯤꯜꯍꯧ tilhou • Marathi: कांदा kanda, कंदर्प kandarpa, पलांडू palandu • Mishing: দিঃলাব্ dihlab • Mizo: pu-rûn • Mundari: प्याज pyaaj • Nagamese: piaz • Nepali: प्याज pyaaj • Odia: ପଲାଣ୍ଡୁ palandu, ପିଆଜ piaja • Persian: پياز piyaz • Punjabi: ਗੰਢਾ gandha, ਪਿਆਜ piaj • Rabha: ৰায়ছুং raysung • Rajasthani: कांदौ kaandau, प्याज pyaaj • Sanskrit: पलाण्डु palandu, सुकन्दक sukandaka • Santali: ᱯᱮᱭᱟᱡᱽ peyaz • Sindhi: پِئازُ pieazu • Singpho: shakau khyeng • Tai Phake: po lo • Tamil: உள்ளி ulli, வெங்காயம் venkayam • Tangkhul: tarui • Telugu: నీరుల్లి nirulli • Tibetan: སྒོག་བཙོང sgog-btsong • Tulu: ನೀರುಳ್ಳಿ neerulli • Turung: shakau • Urdu: کاندا kanda, پلانڐو palandu botanical names: Allium cepa L. … synonyms and more at POWO, retrieved 12 December 2025 Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
onion
~~~~~ ADI ~~~~~
written in: Latin … spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh
aying talab, piyaj
~~~~~ AHOM ~~~~~
written in: Ahom, Assamese … mainly used by priests and scholars for religious and educational purposes; spoken in: erstwhile Ahom kingdom (some part in present day Assam) … other names for this language: Tai-Ahom
প্ল-কাত-নাম pl-kat-nam
~~~~~ APATANI ~~~~~
written in: Roman … spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh … other names for this language: Apa Tani, Tanw
byaku
~~~~~ ARABIC ~~~~~
written in: Arabic (عَرَبِيّ) … spoken in: various states of India … Wikipedia
بصل basal
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) … spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
পিয়াঁজ piyaj, পনৰু ponoru, তীক্ষ্নকন্দ tikhnokondo
~~~~~ AWADHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (अवधी/औधी), Perso-Arabic, Latin-Roman … spoken in: Uttar Pradesh … other names for this language: Audhi
पियाज piyaj
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) … spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
পলাণ্ডু palandu, পিঁয়াজ pimyaja (or পিয়াজ piyaja / পেয়াজ peyaja)
~~~~~ BHOJPURI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (भोजपुरी) … spoken in: eastern Uttar Pradesh, western Bihar and northwestern Jharkhand
पियाज piyaj
~~~~~ BODO ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari or Latin … spoken in: Assam … other names for this language: Boro
सामब्राम गोजा sambram gwja
~~~~~ DIMASA ~~~~~
written in: Bengali-Assamese, Devanagari, Latin … spoken in: Assam, Nagaland … other names for this language: Hill Kachari
samprang
~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) … spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir … spoken by the Dogras
गंढा gandha, प्याज pyaaz
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) … spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
ડુંગળી dungali
કાંદો kando
~~~~~ HARYANVI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हरियाणवी or हरयाणवी) … spoken in: Haryana, Delhi
पियाज़ piyaz
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) … spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
कांदा kanda, पलाण्डु palandu
प्याज़ pyaz
~~~~~ HMAR ~~~~~
written in: Roman (Hmar Hawrawp) … spoken in: Mizoram, Manipur, Assam, Tripura, and Meghalaya
purunsen
~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (કચ્છી), Sindhi (ڪڇّي) … spoken in: Kutch region of Gujarat
ડુંગરી dungari
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) … spoken in: Karnataka
ಈರುಳ್ಳಿ eerulli, ನೀರುಳ್ಳಿ neerulli, ಉಳ್ಳಿಗೆಡ್ಡೆ ulligedde
~~~~~ KARBI ~~~~~
written in: Roman … spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland … other names for this language: Mikir or Arleng
harsun
~~~~~ KASHMIRI ~~~~~
written in: Koshur (Perso-Arabic كٲشُر), Devanagari (कश्मीरी), … spoken in: Kashmir … other names for this language: Koshur
گنٛڈٕ gand
~~~~~ KHASI ~~~~~
written in: Latin (Khasi alphabet), Bengali-Assamese … spoken in: Meghalaya, Assam
piat
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) … spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
कांदो kamdo, पियाव piyav
~~~~~ MAITHILI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मैथिली) … spoken in: Bihar, Jharkhand
पिआउज piauj
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) … spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
ഉള്ളി ulli
~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~
written in: Meiteilon (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ), Bengali-Assamese … spoken in: Manipur … other names for this language: Meetei
ꯇꯤꯜꯍꯧ tilhou
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) … spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
कांदा kanda, कंदर्प kandarpa, पलांडू palandu
~~~~~ MISHING ~~~~~
written in: Assamese, Devanagari, Latin … spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh … other names for this language: Mising, Plains Miri
দিঃলাব্ dihlab
~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~
written in: Latin, Bengali-Assamese … spoken in: Mizoram … other names for this language: Lushai, Duhlian
pu-rûn
~~~~~ MUNDARI ~~~~~
written in: Mundari Bani, Odia, Devanagari, Bengali, Latin … spoken in: Jharkhand, Odisha
प्याज pyaaj
~~~~~ NAGAMESE ~~~~~
written in: Roman … spoken in: Nagaland … the Naga languages are a geographic and ethnic grouping of languages, spoken mostly by Naga peoples
piaz (or piyaz)
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) … spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim
प्याज pyaaj
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) … spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ପଲାଣ୍ଡୁ palandu, ପିଆଜ piaja (or ପିୟାଜ piyaja)
~~~~~ PERSIAN ~~~~~
written in: Farsi (فارسی) … almost a defunct language; spoken in: West Bengal, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Bihar
پياز piyaz
~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~
written in: Gurmukhi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) … spoken in: Punjab
ਗੰਢਾ gandha, ਪਿਆਜ piaj
~~~~~ RABHA ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (ৰাভা), Bengali, English … spoken in: Assam, Nagaland, West Bengal, Meghalaya
ৰায়ছুং raysung
~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (राजस्थानी) … spoken in: Rajasthan
कांदौ kaandau, प्याज pyaaj
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) … used all over India by priests and scholars
पलाण्डु palandu, सुकन्दक sukandaka
~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~
written in: Ol Chiki (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman … spoken in: Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha
ᱯᱮᱭᱟᱡᱽ peyaz
~~~~~ SINDHI ~~~~~
written in: Perso-Arabic (سِنڌِي), Gujarati (સિંધી), Devanagari (सिन्धी) … spoken in: Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan
پِئازُ pieazu
~~~~~ SINGPHO ~~~~~
written in: Latin … spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam … spoken by: Singpho people
shakau khyeng
~~~~~ TAI PHAKE ~~~~~
written in: Lik-Tai (တႝၸႃကေ) … spoken in: Buri Dihing valley of Assam … other names for this language: Phake … spoken by: Tai Phake people
po lo
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) … spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
உள்ளி ulli (or ஈருள்ளி irulli), வெங்காயம் venkayam
~~~~~ TANGKHUL ~~~~~
written in: Latin, Meitei (ꯇꯥꯡꯈꯨꯜ) … spoken in: Manipur, Nagaland … spoken by: Tangkhul people
tarui
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) … spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
నీరుల్లి nirulli
~~~~~ TIBETAN ~~~~~
written in: Tibetan … spoken in: Tibet, Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bhutan
སྒོག་བཙོང sgog-btsong
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) … spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala
ನೀರುಳ್ಳಿ neerulli
~~~~~ TURUNG ~~~~~
written in: Eastern Nagari, Latin … spoken in: Assam … spoken by: Turung people or Tai Turung
shakau
~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~
written in: Urdu (اردو) … spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka
کاندا kanda, پلانڐو palandu
~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
only cultivated, almost throughout mainland and islands, except north-eastern states
~~~~~ Created on: 19:53 12-12-2025 ¦ Last updated: 12:45 16-12-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~
Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/12/allium-cepa-l.html
both Malayalam and English names are correct Nice picture and very useful compilation, was wondering how this was still pending. Here is Flowering in PUSA, Delhi
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Flowers in our College. . References:
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Allium cepa (Cultivated)
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