Kniphofia
See also: kniphofia
Translingual
Etymology
Named after Johann Hieronymus Kniphof, 18th-century German physician and botanist.
Proper noun
Kniphofia f
- the tritoma or red-hot poker
- A taxonomic genus within the family Xanthorrhoeaceae.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Asphodelaceae.
Usage notes
- Classified in family Asphodelaceae, subfamily Asphodeloideae in APG IV.
Hypernyms
- (family in Asphodelaceae): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, monocots - clades; Asparagales - order; Asphodelaceae - family; Asphodeloideae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (family in Asphodelaceae): Kniphofia uvaria - type species; for others see
Kniphofia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
References
Kniphofia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Kniphofia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies - Kniphofia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Kniphofia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Kniphofia at The Plant List
- Asphodelaceae at APWeb