Kniphofia evansii Baker

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asphodelaceae > Kniphofia

Characteristics

Plants single-to several-stemmed. Leaves grasslike, fibrous, ascending, 600-750 x 2-3 mm,, keeled; margin and keel smooth. Scape subequal to or shorter than leaves, 550-650 mm tall. Raceme long-ovoid to subcylindrical, tapering to apex, dense, 50-100 x 25-35 mm; buds ascending; flowers spreading to pendulous, ± concolorous, yellow-orange to coral-scarlet, becoming dark purple on withering. Bracts ovate-lanceolate to lanceolate, long acuminate, 4-6 mm long; margin entire. Pedicels 1 mm long, elongating up to 2 mm in fruit. Perianth subcylindrical, 13-16 mm long; lobes ovate, 2.5 mm long, distinctly spreading. Stamens remaining in basal half of perianth tube at and after anthesis. Style 1.5-2.5 mm long at anthesis. Fruit subglobose, 5-6 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.55 - 0.65
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Root diameter (meter) -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 4-6
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Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Kniphofia evansii world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:537019-1
WFO ID wfo-0000675143
COL ID 6NM2K
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Kniphofia evansii