Biology:Kniphofia thomsonii
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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Kniphofia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asphodelaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asphodeloideae |
| Genus: | Kniphofia |
| Species: | K. thomsonii
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| Kniphofia thomsonii Baker
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Kniphofia thomsonii, called Thomson's red-hot poker, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asphodelaceae, native to the Great Lakes countries of Africa.[1] Its cultivar 'Stern's Trip' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]
Subtaxa
The following varieties are accepted:[1]
- Kniphofia thomsonii var. snowdenii (C.H.Wright) Marais – Kenya, Uganda
- Kniphofia thomsonii var. thomsonii – Kenya, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Kniphofia thomsonii Baker". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:537104-1.
- ↑ "Kniphofia thomsonii var. thomsonii 'Stern's Trip' Thomson's red-hot poker 'Stern's Trip'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/304579/Kniphofia-thomsonii-var-thomsonii-Stern-s-Trip/Details.
Wikidata ☰ Q3006735 entry
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