Kniphofia galpinii Baker

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asphodelaceae > Kniphofia

Characteristics

Plants solitary or few-stemmed. Leaves grasslike, recurved, 400-650(-1000) x 3-6(-8) mm, markedly fibrous, triangular in cross section; margin entire or minutely denticulate towards apex. Scape overtopping recurved leaves, 300-600 mm tall. Raceme subglobose to ovoid, dense, 50-80 x 40 mm; buds flame-red to orange-red; flowers pendulous, yellow to orange. Bracts linear-lanceolate, 9-13 mm long, acuminate; margin entire to minutely denticulate towards apex. Pedicels 1.5-3.0 mm long, elongating to 4 mm in fruit. Perianth subcylindrical, 27-35 mm long; lobes ovate, 2 mm long, not spreading. Stamens not or scarcely exserted at anthesis, later withdrawn. Fruit not seen.
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Perennial herb. Stems solitary to few, short. Leaves grass-like, recurved, 0.40-0.65 m long, 3-6 mm wide, triangular in cross section, margins entire or minutely denticulate towards apex. Inflorescence overtopping recurved leaves, 0.3-0.6 m high, with subglobose to ovoid, dense raceme. Flowers flame-red to orange-red and spreading in bud, yellow to orange and pendulous when mature, 27-35 mm long. Flowering time Nov.-Mar.
Perennial herb. Leaves grass-like, 2-6 mm broad, fibrous in texture. Inflorescence mainly scarlet, often yellowish at base. Peduncle up to 0.6 m high. Perianth 26-50 mm long. Flowers yellow to orange.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-9

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 10 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Kniphofia galpinii unspecified picture

Distribution

Kniphofia galpinii world distribution map, present in eSwatini and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:537026-1
WFO ID wfo-0000675348
COL ID 6NM2G
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Kniphofia galpinii