Kniphofia latifolia Codd

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asphodelaceae > Kniphofia

Characteristics

Plants several-stemmed. Leaves broad, erect, ensiform, 600-900 x 20-40 mm, midgreen, V-shaped in cross section, tapering rapidly to apex; margin and keel finely and regularly serrulate. Scape shorter than leaves at flowering stage, 400-800 mm tall, eventually elongating to 1 m. Raceme narrowly ovoid, conical to tapering at apex, dense, 70-110 x 45-50 mm; buds pendulous, red to dull blood-red; flowers pendulous, imbricate, greenish to yellow-green. Bracts broadly oblong, obtuse to rounded, 7-9 mm long; margin very minutely serrulate to almost entire. Pedicels 1 mm long, elongating in fruit to 3 mm. Perianth subcylindrical, 30-35 mm long; lobes ovate, 3 mm long, not spreading. Stamens exserted by 4-6 mm at anthesis, usually remaining exserted by 2-3 mm. Fruit erect, broadly ovoid, 5 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.8
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

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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Productivity -

Distribution

Kniphofia latifolia world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:537042-1
WFO ID wfo-0000676239
COL ID 6NM48
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Kniphofia latifolia