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Kniphofia thomsonii

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Species of plant in the genus Kniphofia

Kniphofia thomsonii
Inflorescence
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Kniphofia
Species: K. thomsonii
Binomial name
Kniphofia thomsonii
Baker
Synonyms
  • Kniphofia rogersii E.A.Bruce
  • Kniphofia snowdenii C.H.Wright
  • Kniphofia subalpina Chiov.

Kniphofia thomsonii, called Thomson's red-hot poker, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asphodelaceae, native to the Great Lakes countries of Africa. Its cultivar 'Stern's Trip' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Subtaxa

Kniphofia thomsonii var. Snowdenii.

The following varieties are accepted:

  • Kniphofia thomsonii var. snowdenii (C.H.Wright) Marais – Kenya, Uganda
  • Kniphofia thomsonii var. thomsonii – Kenya, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia

References

  1. ^ "Kniphofia thomsonii Baker". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  2. "Kniphofia thomsonii var. thomsonii 'Stern's Trip' Thomson's red-hot poker 'Stern's Trip'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Kniphofia thomsonii


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