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Allium cepa

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{{stub}}[[File:Allium cepa flower.jpg|thumb|right|''Onion'']]'''Allium cepa''' is a herbaceous, perennial plant (usually grown as an annual or biennial in cultivation) producing 4 - 10 leaves about 30cm long and a flowering scape that can be up to 100cm tall from an underground bulb. The plant divides, forming in time a cluster of plants.
==Uses==
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==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Bulb}}, {{Parts Used|stemFlowers}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|RootLeaves}}.
==Chemical Composition==
Onion has been found to contain quercetin, fructose, quercetin-3-glucoside, isorhamnetin-4-glucoside, xylose, galactose, glucose, mannose, organosulfur compounds etc.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=Palaandu|en=|gu=Onion|hi=Pyaj|kn=|ks=Irulli|ml=|mr=|pa=Bavanga|ta=Vengayam|te=Nirulli}}
==Properties==
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
 
===Guna===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Evergreen Bulb}}
==Identification==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}
==How to plant/cultivate==
Onions are best grown in a Mediterranean climate, the hot dry summers ensuring that the bulbs are ripened fully.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
==Photo Gallery==
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Allium cepa (4217865747).jpgAllium cepa (Amaryllidaceae).jpgAllium cepa 001.JPGAllium cepa 003.JPGAllium cepa 004.JPGAllium cepa Aggregatum Grp.jpgAllium cepa Czosnek cebula 2017-10-15 01.jpg
</gallery>
==References==
 
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">["chemistry"https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/life-science/nutrition-research/learning-center/plant-profiler/allium-cepa.html Chemical constituents]</ref> <ref name="LeafUses">["morphology"]Karnataka Medicinal Plants-Vol 2 book by Dr. M. R. Gurudeva, Page no:90</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "Cultivation"]Useful Temperate plants</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [ https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/allium-cepa Allium cepa on sciencedirect.com Allium cepa on sciencedirect.com]* [ http://www.brainkart.com/article/Botanical-description-of-Allium-cepa_32996/ Allium cepa on brainkart.com Allium cepa on brainkart.com]* [ ]
[[Category:Herbs]]
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