Botanical classificationThe names of plants Dayak onions are:Kingdom: PlantaeDivision: SpermatophytaSub Division: AngiospermaeClass: MonocotyledonaeOrder: LilialesFamily: IridaceaeGenus: EleutherineSpecies: Eleutherine palmifolia Merr.This plant has a name Eleutherine palmifolia kind Merr. and a name synonymous Eleutherine plicata Herb. and Eleutherine americana (Aubl.) Merr.District Name
Grandfathers onions are commonly known in Indonesia by the name of the ship onions and wild onion in the Bulletin Malesiana Flora . In addition to general plant onions Grandfathers name also has several regional names namely onions Grandfathers (Palangkaraya, Samarinda); onions ghost / kambe (Dayak); onions sabrang, babawangan beureum, onions siyem (Sunda); brambang sabrang, luluwan beef, sabrang Puzzle (Java); onions distant (Malay) and onion lubak (Punan Lisum).