Kniphofia
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Translingual
Etymology
Named after Johann Hieronymus Kniphof, 18th-century German physician and botanist.
Proper noun
Kniphofia f
- A 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
- Asphodeloideae at APWeb
