Taxon: Kniphofia uvaria (L.) Oken

Common names:

• pokerplant   (Source: Hortus 3 )
  
• red-hot-poker   (Source: Hortus 3 )
  
• Schoft-Fackelilie   (Source: Zander ed16 )
  
• torch-lily   (Source: Zander ed16 )
  
• torchflower   (Source: Hortus 3 )
  

Economic importance:

• Environmental: ornamental   (fide Dict Gard)
  

Distributional range:

Native:

• AFRICA
  Southern Africa: South Africa - Cape Province

References:

• Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62. (Pl SAfr) [lists as K. uvaria (L.) Oken].
• Encke, F. 1958–1961. Pareys Blumengaertnerei, ed. 2. (Pareys Bl) [lists as K. uvaria Hook.].
• Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage. (Zander ed16) [lists as K. uvaria (L.) Oken].
• Harvey, W. H. & O. W. Sonder, eds. v. 1-3; W. T. Thiselton Dyer & A. W. Hill, eds. v. 4-7. Flora capensis. v. 1-3:1860-1865; v. 4-7:1896-1933 (F Cape) [lists as K. uvaria Hook.; = K. alooides Moench].
• Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. (Dict Gard) [lists as K. uvaria (L.) Oken].
• Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. (Hortus 3) [lists as K. uvaria (L.) Oken].
• Täckholm, V. & M. Drar. 1954–. Flora of Egypt. (F EgyptT&D) [lists as K. uvaria (L.) Hook.].

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Kniphofia uvaria.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Kniphofia uvaria. Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

Synonyms:

• (=) Aletris sarmentosa Andrews
  
• (≡) Aloe uvaria L. (basionym)
  
• (=) Kniphofia alooides Moench
  (previously associated with 1 accession)
• (≡) Tritoma uvaria (L.) Ker Gawl.
  (previously associated with 5 accessions)

Check other databases for Kniphofia uvaria (L.) Oken:

• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.
  Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

Images:

• Embryo drawing: U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
• Fruit: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Seeds: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image

More:

• Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
• Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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