Kniphofia pumila (Aiton) Kunth

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Status: Native
Description:
For descriptions see World Flora Online
Type location:
Ethiopia
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: pumila: dwarf
Habitat: In shelter of of bushes in savanna.
Altitude range: (metres) 2000 - 2200 m
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Worldwide distribution: DR Congo, Uganda, Sudan-South Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Kenya.
Botanical divisions: VIII,IX
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Literature:

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


Other sources of information about Kniphofia pumila:

External websites:

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


Copyright: The DRC flora team, 2024-26

The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Species information: Kniphofia pumila.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=262650, retrieved 18 June 2026

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