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Kniphofia (Tritoma, Red hot poker, Torch lily, Poker plant) is a genus of plants in the family Asphodelaceae
Asphodelaceae

Asphodelaceae is the botanical name of a family of flowering plants. Not all taxonomists recognize Asphodelaceae as a family and the wiktionary:circumscription of the family has varied over time....
 that includes 70 or more species native to Africa
Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km? including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area....
. Some species have been commercially used horticulturally and are commonly known for their bright, rocket-shaped flower
Flower

A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproduction structure found in flowering plants . The biological function of a flower is to mediate the union of male sperm with female ovum in order to produce seeds....
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These plants produce spikes of brightly-colored, hanging, red-to-orange flowers. This gives names such as "torch" and "red hot poker" to many of them.

The Kniphofia genus is named after , a 18th century German physician and botanist.








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Kniphofia (Tritoma, Red hot poker, Torch lily, Poker plant) is a genus of plants in the family Asphodelaceae
Asphodelaceae

Asphodelaceae is the botanical name of a family of flowering plants. Not all taxonomists recognize Asphodelaceae as a family and the wiktionary:circumscription of the family has varied over time....
 that includes 70 or more species native to Africa
Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km? including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area....
. Some species have been commercially used horticulturally and are commonly known for their bright, rocket-shaped flower
Flower

A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproduction structure found in flowering plants . The biological function of a flower is to mediate the union of male sperm with female ovum in order to produce seeds....
s.

These plants produce spikes of brightly-colored, hanging, red-to-orange flowers. This gives names such as "torch" and "red hot poker" to many of them.

The Kniphofia genus is named after , a 18th century German physician and botanist.

Some species


  • Kniphofia brachystachya
  • Kniphofia caulescens
  • Kniphofia hirsuta
  • Kniphofia rufa
  • Kniphofia sarmentosa
  • Kniphofia stricta
  • Kniphofia triangularis
  • Kniphofia uvaria
    Kniphofia uvaria

    Kniphofia uvaria is also known as Tritoma, Torch Lily or Red Hot Poker due to the shape and color of its inflorescence. The leaves are reminiscent of a lily, and the flowerhead can reach up to 5 feet in height....
    , Torch lily
  • Kniphofia reflexa
    Kniphofia reflexa

    Kniphofia reflexa is a species of plant in the Asphodelaceae family. It is Endemism to Cameroon. Its natural habitat is swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss....
     (endangered )