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Kniphofia benguellensis Welw. ex Baker

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asphodelaceae > Kniphofia

Characteristics

Raceme 30–55 cm long, cylindrical, ± dense; bracts 3–4.5 × 2–2.5 mm, ovate or oblong, boat-shaped, rounded or acute, reflexed; pedicels c. 1 mm long in flower.
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Leaves 0.8–1.5 m long, 1.5–2 cm wide at the base, linear acute, strongly keeled, bright green, margins entire.
Perianth c. 7 mm long; tube c. 3 mm long; lobes c. 4 × 1.5 mm, oblong, rounded, becoming reflexed.
Rhizome horizontal with short, well-spaced, erect, shoot-bearing branches.
Stamens exserted for about 4 mm; anthers 1.5–2.5 mm long.
Plants apparently solitary, up to 1–2.5 m tall.
Flowers patent, pale greenish-yellow.
Style exserted for about 4 mm.
Peduncle slender.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 2.5
Root system rhizome
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 10 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Distribution

Kniphofia benguellensis world distribution map, present in Angola and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:536991-1
WFO ID wfo-0000675379
COL ID 6NM2R
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Notosceptrum benguellense Notosceptrum andongense Kniphofia benguellensis Kniphofia andongensis
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