Asphodelaceae
Kniphofia

Kniphofia mulanjeana S.Blackmore

First published in Kew Bull. 35: 793 (1981)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Malawi (Mt. Mulanje). It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Descriptions

Asphodelaceae, S. Kativu. Flora Zambesiaca 12:3. 2001

Morphology General Habit
Plants usually solitary, 30–40 cm tall, slender.
Vegetative Multiplication Rhizomes
Rhizome slender, 7–12 mm in diameter, with short, well-spaced, erect, shoot-bearing branches, the latter ± densely clothed in fibrous remains of old leaf bases; roots many, slender, fleshy.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves 5–15, up to 25 cm long and c. 4 mm wide, linear, gradually attenuate to the apex, ribbed, with margins entire.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Peduncles
Peduncle erect slender, 12–26 cm long, enveloped at the base by old leaf bases.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Raceme 8–9 cm long, sparse; bracts c. 1 cm long, lanceolate, rounded; sterile bracts membranous, white with a brown medial nerve, 2.2 cm long, lanceolate; pedicels c. 2–4 mm long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers patent, finally pendulous, yellow; young buds erect, orange-red with green apices.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Perianth
Perianth 28–34 mm long, cylindrical, slightly arcuate, not constricted above the ovary; lobes c. 2 mm long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Anthers not exserted; filaments exserted for c. 1 mm.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
Style attenuate, included or slightly exserted.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule not seen.
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Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • 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 2023. 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 2023. 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