Swaziland's Flora Database

Species Information

Kniphofia umbrina Codd (name current July 2011) Licaca latokoloshi licaca-latokoloshi tikoloshi ASPHODELACEAE Growth form: Herb Endemic Swaziland abundance: rare Swaziland distribution: one quarter degree grid square only Schedule A Medicinal Red Data Book Information: Status: CR B1B2ce Endemism: Near endemic Threats: Habitat degradation Distribution: Mbabane, Forbes Reef, Hwane Confined to small area near Mbabane. Only eight very small subpopulations are known. It is highly fragmented and declining due to habitat destruction. Regional distribution: Swaziland endemic Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*): Kniphofia umbrina - Leaves c 80 cm long x 1,5 wide. Inflorescence axis erect bearing small membranous bracts towards base of fertile region which is up to 10 cm long x 1—2 cm diam and ends in tuft of narrow sterile bracts, whole up to 1,8 m high. Flowers numerous, densely packed, turned downwards when mature; perianth c 7 mm long, uniformly slender, dull red; stamens protruding for 2 or 3 mm. * Where species names have changed, these have been matched according to herbarium specimens quoted in this publication.

Herbarium Specimens