Kniphofia Moench
Distribution
Native to:
Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced into:
Argentina Northeast, California, Czechoslovakia, Ecuador, Great Britain, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest, Oregon, Spain, St.Helena, Turkey, Washington
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Notosceptrum Benth. in G.Bentham & J.D.Hooker, Gen. Pl. 3: 775 (1883)
- Rudolpho-roemeria Steud. ex Hochst. in Flora 27: 30 (1844)
- Triclissa Salisb. in Gen. Pl.: 75 (1866)
- Triocles Salisb. in Monthly Rev. 75: 72 (1814)
- Tritoma Ker Gawl. in Bot. Mag. 20: t. 744 (1804)
- Tritomanthe speciosa Link in Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 1: 333 (1821), nom. superfl.
- Tritomium Link in Handbuch 1: 170 (1829)
Accepted Species
- Kniphofia acraea Codd
- Kniphofia albescens Codd
- Kniphofia albomontana Baijnath
- Kniphofia angustifolia (Baker) Codd
- Kniphofia ankaratrensis Baker
- Kniphofia baurii Baker
- Kniphofia benguellensis Welw. ex Baker
- Kniphofia bequaertii De Wild.
- Kniphofia brachystachya (Zahlbr.) Codd
- Kniphofia breviflora Harv. ex Baker
- Kniphofia bruceae (Codd) Codd
- Kniphofia buchananii Baker
- Kniphofia caulescens Baker
- Kniphofia citrina Baker
- Kniphofia coddiana Cufod.
- Kniphofia coralligemma E.A.Bruce
- Kniphofia crassifolia Baker
- Kniphofia drepanophylla Baker
- Kniphofia dubia De Wild.
- Kniphofia ensifolia Baker
- Kniphofia × erythraeae Fiori
- Kniphofia evansii Baker
- Kniphofia fibrosa Baker
- Kniphofia flammula Codd
- Kniphofia fluviatilis Codd
- Kniphofia foliosa Hochst.
- Kniphofia galpinii Baker
- Kniphofia goetzei Engl.
- Kniphofia gracilis Harv. ex Baker
- Kniphofia grantii Baker
- Kniphofia hildebrandtii Cufod.
- Kniphofia hirsuta Codd
- Kniphofia ichopensis Schinz
- Kniphofia insignis Rendle
- Kniphofia isoetifolia Hochst.
- Kniphofia latifolia Codd
- Kniphofia laxiflora Kunth
- Kniphofia leucocephala Baijnath
- Kniphofia linearifolia Baker
- Kniphofia littoralis Codd
- Kniphofia marungensis Lisowski & Wiland
- Kniphofia mulanjeana S.Blackmore
- Kniphofia multiflora J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans
- Kniphofia nana Marais
- Kniphofia northiae Baker
- Kniphofia nubigena Mildbr.
- Kniphofia pallidiflora Baker
- Kniphofia paludosa Engl.
- Kniphofia parviflora Kunth
- Kniphofia pauciflora Baker
- Kniphofia porphyrantha Baker
- Kniphofia × praecox Baker
- Kniphofia princeae (A.Berger) Marais
- Kniphofia pumila (Aiton) Kunth
- Kniphofia reflexa Hutch. ex Codd
- Kniphofia reynoldsii Codd
- Kniphofia rigidifolia E.A.Bruce
- Kniphofia ritualis Codd
- Kniphofia rooperi (T.Moore) Lem.
- Kniphofia sarmentosa (Andrews) Kunth
- Kniphofia schimperi Baker
- Kniphofia splendida E.A.Bruce
- Kniphofia stricta Codd
- Kniphofia sumarae Deflers
- Kniphofia tabularis Marloth
- Kniphofia thodei Baker
- Kniphofia thomsonii Baker
- Kniphofia triangularis Kunth
- Kniphofia typhoides Codd
- Kniphofia tysonii Baker
- Kniphofia umbrina Codd
- Kniphofia uvaria (L.) Oken
- Kniphofia vandeweghei Eb.Fisch. & Mark.Ackermann
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update 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
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Art and Illustrations in Digifolia
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew
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Flora Zambesiaca
- Flora Zambesiaca
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0