Asphodelaceae
Kniphofia

Kniphofia rooperi (T.Moore) Lem.

First published in Jard. Fleur. 4: t. 362 (1854)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Whitehouse, C. (2016). Kniphofia; The complete guide: 1-440. Royal Horticultural Society.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1967 Rooper [s.n.] South Africa K000256245 Holotype Yes
Dyer, R.A. [5335] South Africa K002212843 Yes
Strey, R.G. [7678] South Africa K002212845 Yes
Strey, R.G. [7620] South Africa K002212844 No
Marais, W. [729] South Africa K002212848 Yes
Comins, D.M. [1284] South Africa K002212847 Yes
van Breda [890] South Africa K002212846 Yes
Brown, N.E. [s.n.] K002212850 Yes
Unknown from sheet. [s.n.] South Africa K000256246 Holotype Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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