What is sabola in english?
The species Allium cepa L. var. aggregatum G. Don is known by the common name Sabola in Dangme and Ga.
- Allium cepa L. var. aggregatum G. Don
Allium cepa L. var. Aggregatum contains shallots and potato onions, also referred to as multiplier onions. The bulbs are smaller than those of common onions, and a single plant forms an aggregate cluster of several bulbs. They are propagated almost exclusively from daughter bulbs, although reproduction from seed is possible. Shallots are the most important subgroup within this group and comprise the only cultivars cultivated commercially. They form aggregate clusters of small, narrowly ovoid to pear-shaped bulbs. Potato onions differ from shallots in forming larger bulbs with fewer bulbs per cluster, and having a flattened (onion-like) shape. However, intermediate forms exist.
In English, Sabola (Allium cepa L. var. aggregatum G. Don) is known by Multiplier onion, Potato onion, or Shallot.
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