Asphodelaceae

Kniphofia Moench

First published in Methodus: 631 (1794), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Cameroon, Eritrea to S. Africa, Madagascar.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, DR Congo, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Free State, Ireland, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Argentina Northeast, California, Czechia-Slovakia, Ecuador, Germany, Great Britain, Madeira, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest, Oregon, Portugal, Spain, St.Helena, Tasmania, Türkiye, Washington

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families database update import Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Whitehouse, C. (2016). Kniphofia; The complete guide: 1-440. Royal Horticultural Society.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 7: 450.
  • Meth. 631 (1794)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Berger in Engler, Pflanzenr. IV, fam. No. 38, III, II (Heft 33): 31 (1908).
  • Codd in Bothalia 9: 363 (1968).
  • J.G. Baker in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 11: 360 (1871)
  • Marais in Kew Bull. 28: 465–483 (1974).
  • Meth. Pl.: 631 (1794), nom. conserv.
  • in F.C. 6: 275 (1896)
  • in F.T.A. 7: 450 (1898).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Berger in E.P. IV, 38: 31 (1908)
  • Codd in Bothalia 9: 363–513 (1968)
  • Marais in K.B. 28: 465–483 (1973), non Scop., nom. conserv .
  • Meth.: 631 (1794)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

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

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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 2026. 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