Kniphofia tysonii Baker

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asphodelaceae > Kniphofia

Characteristics

Plants several-to many-stemmed. Leaves at first erect, later folding over about the middle, 0.8-1.5 m long, 12-40 mm broad, yellow-green to dull green or subglaucous (see subspecies), strongly keeled, relatively flaccid in texture; margin serrulate to smooth. Scape overtopping reflexed leaves, 1-2 tall. Raceme oblong to subcylindrical, dense, 70-150 x 45-55 mm; buds orange-red to pinkish red or dull blood-red; flowers spreading to pendulous, yellow to greenish yellow (see subspecies). Bracts oblong-ovate to oblong, obtuse to rounded, 4-8 mm long; margin finely serrulate. Pedicels almost obsolete, about 1 mm long. Perianth subcylindrical, 20-28 mm long; lobes broadly ovate, 2.5 mm long, scarcely spreading. Stamens exserted by 6-9 mm at anthesis and remaining exserted. Fruit subglobose-triquetrous, 4-5 mm long.
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Perennial herb. Stems several to many, short. Leaves first erect, becoming reflexed at about middle, 0.8-1.5 m long, 15-40 mm wide, V-shaped in cross section, strongly keeled, margins serrulate to smooth. Inflorescence overtopping reflexed leaves, 1-2 m high, with oblong to subcylindric, dense raceme. Flowers orange-red to pinkish red and spreading in bud, yellow to yellow-green and spreading to pendulous when mature, 20-28 mm long. Flowering time Jan.-Mar.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 2.0
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Usage

Uses medicinal
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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 tysonii world distribution map, present in eSwatini and South Africa

Conservation status

Kniphofia tysonii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:537108-1
WFO ID wfo-0000675185
COL ID 6NM3D
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Synonyms

Kniphofia tysonii

Lower taxons

Kniphofia tysonii subsp. tysonii