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Allium sativum (Garlic)
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> Monocotyledons > Order: Asparagales
> Family: Amaryllidaceae > Genus: Allium
Garlic is grown as a vegetable and is also used for medicinal
purposes because of its natural antibacterial and antifungal properties. Allium sativum is a domesticated species, thought
to have originated from Allium longicuspis which is native to
Central Asia. Evidence from Egyptian tombs shows that domestication of
garlic goes back to at least 3200 BC. Modern garlic varieties are propagated
vegetatively because seeds are infertile.
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