Asphodelaceae
Kniphofia

Kniphofia pumila (Aiton) Kunth

First published in Enum. Pl. 4: 552 (1843)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Eritrea to NE. DR Congo. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Uganda, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Demissew, S. & Nordal, I. (2010). Aloes and other Lilies of Ethiopia and Eritrea, ed, 2: 1-351. Shama Books, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Geerinck, D.J.L. (2015). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi), n.s., Asphodelaceae: 1-43. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.
  • Whitehouse, C. (2002). Asphodelaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-18.
  • Whitehouse, C. (2016). Kniphofia; The complete guide: 1-440. Royal Horticultural Society.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Whitehouse, C. (2002). Asphodelaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-18.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Codd in Journ. S. Afr. Bot. 29: 145–149 (1963).
  • Cufod., Enumeratio Plantarum Aethiopiae Spermatophyta (Supplement in Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg.) p. 1541 (1971).
  • Kunth, Enum. Pl. 4: 552 (1843).
  • Marais in Kew Bulletin 28: 471 (1973).
  • Sebsebe & Nordal in Fl. Ethiopia 6: 107, fig. 191.1 (1997).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1990 Leichtlin [s.n.] Ethiopia K000256158 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Schimper [1192] Ethiopia K000256209 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Schimper [1192] Ethiopia K000256210 Type Yes
Leichtlin [s.n.] Ethiopia K000256157 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K000256156 Type Yes
Ash [2211] Ethiopia K:SPC-35823.000 No
Leichtlin [s.n.] Ethiopia K000256155 Type Yes
Leichtlin [s.n.] Ethiopia K000256154 Type Yes
Unknown from label. [s.n.] Ethiopia K000256211 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K000256274 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Gyliff? [200-92] South Africa Kniphofia carinata K000256276 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Gyliff? [200-92] South Africa Kniphofia carinata K000256275 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0