Kniphofia pauciflora Baker
Racecourse lilly
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Kniphofia pedicellata Baker; Kniphophia pauciflora (orth. error used by Humphreys et al., 2019:Supplementary Dataset 1)
Conservation Status
Last record: mid-1990's
Rediscovered in 2003
Formerly considered extinct in the wild, with plants in propagation, it was rediscovered at Clairwood Racecourse in 2003.
Distribution
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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Codd, L.E. 1989. Kniphofia pauciflora. Flowering Plants of Africa 50(2):t.1995.
Codd, L.E. 2005. Asphodelaceae (First part): Kniphofia. In: G. Germishuizen and B.A. Momberg (eds). Flora of southern Africa 5 Part 1, Fascicle 2:1-91. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Codd, L.E.W. 1969. The South African species of Kniphofia (Liliaceae). Bothalia 9:363-513.
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Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Humphreys, Aelys M., Govaerts, Rafaël, Ficinski, Sarah Z., Lughadha, Eimear Nic and Vorontsova, Maria S. (2019). Global dataset shows geography and life form predict modern plant extinction and rediscovery. Nature Ecology & Evolution 3: 1043-1047. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-019-0906-2 [Supplementary Dataset 1]
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Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
Scott-Shaw, C.R., Johnson, I.M. & von Staden, L. 2007. Kniphofia pauciflora Baker. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2017.1. Accessed on 2017/06/07.
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http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/kwazulu-natal/race-to-protect-rare-durban-bloom-1.1182675#.VTPClyGqqko
http://www.prime-perennials.co.uk/plants_k.htm