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triangularis

Taxon

Kniphofia triangularis Kunth

Protologue Enum. Pl. 4: 551. 1843 [17-19 Jul 1843]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Kniphofia triangularis cf--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 11 Mch 05. 118.jpg

Kniphofia triangularis cf--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 11 Mch 05. 118.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Kniphofia triangularis cf--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 11 Mch 05. 122.jpg

Kniphofia triangularis cf--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 11 Mch 05. 122.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Kniphofia triangularis cf--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 11 Mch 05. 125.jpg

Kniphofia triangularis cf--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 11 Mch 05. 125.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Kniphofia triangularis cf--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 11 Mch 05. 123.jpg

Kniphofia triangularis cf--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 11 Mch 05. 123.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Kniphofia triangularis cf--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 11 Mch 05. 127.jpg

Kniphofia triangularis cf--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 11 Mch 05. 127.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Kniphofia triangularis cf--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 11 Mch 05. 124.jpg

Kniphofia triangularis cf--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 11 Mch 05. 124.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Kniphofia triangularis cf----So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 11 Mch 05. 117.jpg

Kniphofia triangularis cf----So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 11 Mch 05. 117.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Kniphofia triangularis cf--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtanvuna Nat. Res. 2. 11 Mch 05. 120.jpg

Kniphofia triangularis cf--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtanvuna Nat. Res. 2. 11 Mch 05. 120.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Kniphofia triangularis cf--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtanvuna Nat. Res. 2. 11 Mch 05. 119.jpg

Kniphofia triangularis cf--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtanvuna Nat. Res. 2. 11 Mch 05. 119.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Northern Provinces (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

March 11, 2005

Location

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal (Hibiscus Coast NU)

-31.006667, 30.177222

Location Remarks

Umtamvuna Nature Reserve, west of Port Edward. Rock outcrop in grassland along the south rim of the gorge.

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

March 11, 2005

Location

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal (Hibiscus Coast NU)

-31.006667, 30.177222

Location Remarks

Umtamvuna Nature Reserve, west of Port Edward. Rock outcrop in grassland along the south rim of the gorge.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Asphodelaceae

Genus

Kniphofia

Specific Epithet

triangularis

Authorship

Kunth

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 3.5

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.3

Global rank

#141,387 of 335,497

Top 43%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →