Taxon: Kniphofia uvaria (L.) Oken

Common names:

• pokerplant   (Source: Hortus 3 ) – English
  
• red-hot-poker   (Source: Hortus 3 ) – English
  
• torch-lily   (Source: Zander ed16 ) – English
  
• torchflower   (Source: Hortus 3 ) – English
  
• Schopf-Fackellilie   (Source: Zander ed16 ) – German
  
• fackellilja   (Source: Vara kulturvaxt namn ) – Swedish
  

Economic importance:

• Environmental: ornamental   (fide Dict Gard)
  

Distributional range:

• AFRICA
  Southern Africa: South Africa - Cape Province

• also cultivated

References:

• Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. 2009. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin).
• Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62. [lists as K. uvaria (L.) Oken].
• Encke, F. 1958–1961. Pareys Blumengaertnerei, ed. 2. [lists as K. uvaria Hook.].
• Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage. [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 [lists as K. uvaria Hook.; = K. alooides Moench].
• Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. [lists as K. uvaria (L.) Oken].
• Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. [lists as K. uvaria (L.) Oken].
• Täckholm, V. & M. Drar. 1954–. Flora of Egypt. [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.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Kniphofia uvaria.

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 web resources for Kniphofia uvaria (L.) Oken:

• SIBIS: South African National Biodiversity Institute's (SANBI) Integrated Biodiversity System
• 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.

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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