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The genus Kniphofia is in the family Xanthorrhoeaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Kniphofia

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See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source	Date supplied	Infra. rec.
Kniphofia acraea Codd	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia albescens Codd	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia albomontana Baijnath	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia angustifolia (Baker) Codd	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia ankaratrensis Baker	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia baurii Baker	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia benguellensis Welw. ex Baker	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia bequaertii De Wild.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia brachystachya (Zahlbr.) Codd	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia breviflora Harv. ex Baker	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia breviflora Harv. Ex Bak.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Kniphofia bruceae (Codd) Codd	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia buchananii Baker	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia caulescens Baker	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia citrina Baker	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia coddiana Cufod.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia coralligemma E.A.Bruce	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia crassifolia Baker	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia drepanophylla Baker	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia dubia De Wild.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia × elegans Bergmans	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia ensifolia Baker	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia × erythraeae Fiori	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia evansii Baker	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia fibrosa Baker	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia flammula Codd	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia fluviatilis Codd	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia foliosa Hochst.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia galpinii Baker	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia goetzei Engl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia gracilis Harv. ex Baker	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia gracilis Harv. Ex Bak.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Kniphofia × grandis Gumbl.	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia grantii Baker	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia hildebrandtii Cufod.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia hirsuta Codd	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia × hybrida Gumbl.	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia ichopensis Schinz	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia insignis Rendle	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia isoetifolia Hochst.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia kirkii Baker	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia latifolia Codd	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia laxiflora Kunth	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia leucocephala Baijnath	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia linearifolia Baker	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia littoralis Codd	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia marungensis Lisowski & Wiland	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia × maxima Gumbl.	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia mulanjeana S.Blackmore	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia multiflora J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia nana Marais	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia nepalensis C. Hort.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Kniphofia × nobilis Gumbl.	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia northiae Baker	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia nubigena Mildbr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia pallidiflora Baker	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia paludosa Engl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia parviflora Kunth	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia pauciflora Baker	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia porphyrantha Baker	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia praecox Baker	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia primulina Baker	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia princeae (A.Berger) Marais	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia pumila (Aiton) Kunth	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia reflexa Hutch. ex Codd	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia reynoldsii Codd	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia rigidifolia E.A.Bruce	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia ritualis Codd	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia rooperi (T.Moore) Lem.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia rufa Baker	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia rufa sensu Codd, non Bak.	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Kniphofia sarmentosa (Andrews) Kunth	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia × saundersii Gumbl.	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia schimperi Baker	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia × spectabilis Gumbl.	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia splendida E.A.Bruce	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia stricta Codd	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia sumarae Deflers	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia tabularis Marloth	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia thodei Baker	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia thomsonii Baker	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26	1
Kniphofia triangularis Kunth	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26	1
Kniphofia typhoides Codd	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia tysonii Baker	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia umbrina Codd	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Kniphofia uvaria (L.) Oken	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26

Statistics

The Plant List includes 181 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Kniphofia. Of these 73 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 30 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Kniphofia. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 181 species names for the genus Kniphofia recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	73	40.3%
◕	Synonym	95	52.5%
◕	Unplaced	0	0%
◕	Unassessed	13	7.2%

All names

The status of the 211 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Kniphofia recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	75	35.5%
◕	Synonym	123	58.3%
◕	Unplaced	0	0%
◕	Unassessed	13	6.2%

Of the species names,

• 1 are recorded as invalid
• 9 are recorded as illegitimate

The confidence with which the status of the 181 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Kniphofia, are assigned as follows:

	Confidence level	Accepted	Synonym	Unplaced	Unassessed	Total
	High confidence	72	93	0	0	165	91.2%
	Medium confidence	1	1	0	0	2	1.1%
	Low confidence	0	1	0	13	14	7.7%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Kniphofia is as follows: