Kniphofia thomsonii
Appearance
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Inflorescence | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asphodelaceae |
Subfamily: | Asphodeloideae |
Genus: | Kniphofia |
Species: | K. thomsonii
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Binomial name | |
Kniphofia thomsonii | |
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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.[1] Its cultivar 'Stern's Trip' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]
Subtaxa
[edit]The following varieties are accepted:[1]
- Kniphofia thomsonii var. snowdenii (C.H.Wright) Marais – Kenya, Uganda
- Kniphofia thomsonii var. thomsonii – Kenya, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Kniphofia thomsonii Baker". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "Kniphofia thomsonii var. thomsonii 'Stern's Trip' Thomson's red-hot poker 'Stern's Trip'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.