What is Allium chinense G. Don. in english?

Allium chinense, known as rakkyo or scallions, is grown mainly in Japan and China to produce small, edible bulbs which are mostly used in pickles in Japan. In China it is mainly grown in central and southern regions and its wild type is reported to grow in the mountain regions of Chiangsu and Chechiang provinces. In growth the plants resemble chives, but the leaves and flower stalks are distinctive. There are many local strains of rakkyo in China and Japan, most of them not fully characterised, but within Japan there are three cultivars: Tama Rakkyo (meaning ball-type rakkyo), Rakuda and Yatsufusa.

In English, Allium chinense G. Don. is known by Baker’s garlic or Rakkyo.