Kniphofia thomsonii Baker
var. thomsonii

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Status: Native
Description:
For descriptions see World Flora Online
Type location:
Tanzania, Kilimanjaro
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: thomsonii: after Joseph Thomson (1858-1895), Scottish explorer, geologist and naturalist for the Royal Geographical Society in East Central Africa.
Habitat: In montane herbaceous savanna.
Altitude range: (metres) 3100 m (approx)
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Worldwide distribution: DR Congo, Burundi?, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania.
Botanical divisions: IX
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Literature:

Geerinck, D.J.L. (2015). Asphodelaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique Pages 28 - 29.

Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 58.


Other sources of information about Kniphofia thomsonii var. thomsonii:

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Flora of Burundi: Kniphofia thomsonii var. thomsonii

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Kniphofia thomsonii
African Plant Database: Kniphofia thomsonii
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Kniphofia thomsonii
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Kniphofia thomsonii
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Kniphofia thomsonii
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iNaturalist: Kniphofia thomsonii
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Kniphofia thomsonii
JSTOR Plant Science: Kniphofia thomsonii
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Kniphofia thomsonii
Plants of the World Online: Kniphofia thomsonii
Tropicos: Kniphofia thomsonii
Wikipedia: Kniphofia thomsonii


Copyright: The DRC flora team, 2024-26

The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Species information: Kniphofia thomsonii var. thomsonii.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=238210, retrieved 18 June 2026

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