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Kniphofia sp.

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Identification
Kniphofia sp. [family ASPHODELACEAE ]
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Flora

Entry for KNIPHOFIA thomsonii var. thomsonii [family ]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical East Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical East Africa, page 1, (2002) Author: CHRISTOPHER WHITEHOUSE
Names
KNIPHOFIA thomsonii var. thomsonii [family ], ; Marais in K.B. 28: 468 (1973)
KNIPHOFIA subalpina Chiov. [family ], Racc. Bot. Miss. Consol. Kenya: 121 (1935). Types: Kenya, Naivasha District, Kinangop, Balbo 404 (TOM, syn., K!, photo.) & 147 (?TOM, syn.)
KNIPHOFIA rogersii E.A. Bruce [family ], in K.B. 1936: 488 (1936); A.V.P.: 64, 265 (1957); Polh. in Journ. E. Afr. Nat. Hist. Soc. 24: 20, fig. 18 (1962). Type: Kenya, Aberdare Mts, Gambini Swamp, C.G. Rogers (K!, holo.)
KNIPHOFIA snowdenii [family ], [sensu Jan.-Ammal in Journ. Roy. Hort. Soc. 75: 23–26, fig. 4 (1950) pro minore parte, non C.H. Wright]
KNIPHOFIA sp. [family ], sensu Jex-Blake, Gard. E. Afr., ed. 4: 231, t. 10/2 (1957)
Information
Flowers glabrous.
Range
DISTR. K 3–6, 7; T 2
Altitude range
1850–3850 m
Distribution
KENYA S Nyeri District Aberdare Mts, 20 km W of Nyeri on Naivasha road, Kiandongoro Forest, Kagumo R., 5 June 1976, Kahurananga & Kibui 2822!KENYA Kisumu-Londiani District ± 6 km SSE of Timboroa Station, Tinderet Forest Reserve, camp 6, 12 July 1949, Maas Geesteranus 5467!;KENYA Masai District W side of Nasampolai [Enesambulai] valley, 25 July 1970, Greenway & Kanuri 14541!TANZANIA Mbulu District Mt Hanang, NE slope, 8 Feb. 1946, Greenway 7674!;TANZANIA Arusha District Mt Meru, 28 Sept. 1932, B.D. Burtt 4124!;TANZANIA Moshi District Kilimanjaro, near Peter’s Hut, 22 Feb. 1934, Greenway 3755!
Distribution (external)
; Congo (Kinshasa)
Ethiopia
Notes
Collected in flower consistently throughout the year, though peaking around January–February and June–July.

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