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Eswatini Poker


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Eswatini Poker :: Kniphofia umbrina

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 056

On today’s show we learn about the Eswatini Poker, a critically endangered flowering plant native to southeastern Africa, to the country of Eswatini.

  • (00:05) Intro
  • (02:05) Species Information
  • (19:22) Citations
  • (20:37) Music
  • (26:12) Pledge


Research for today’s show was compiled from:

  • Eswatini Biodiversity – http://eswatinibiodiversity.com/biodiversity/endemics2.asp
  • Braun, K. & Loffler, L. 2024. Kniphofia umbrina. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024: e.T221350018A221361752. –  https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T221350018A221361752.en
  • “The IUCN plant red data book : comprising Red data sheets on 250 selected plants threatened on a world scale.” Synge, Hugh. Switzerland: IUCN, 1978. – https://portals.iucn.org/library/node/5780 
  • JSTOR Global Plants Database – https://plants.jstor.org/compilation/Kniphofia.umbrina 
  • Loffler, L. 2021. PlantLife SouthAfrica Volume 51.7, July 2021. Eight new plant locality records for Eswatini from Malolotja Nature Reserve. – 
  • https://plantlifesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2021/07/plantlife-volume-517-july-2021-eight.html
  • Ramsar Sites of Wetlands of International Importance – https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/2121?language=en 
  • South African Journal of Science. v.97. no. 11-12 609-616. “Conservation biology of Kniphofia umbrina, a critically endangered Swaziland serpentine endemic.” Witkowski, E. & Dahlmann, L.A. & Boycott, R.C. (2001). – https://hdl.handle.net/10520/EJC97233 
  • Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kniphofia_umbrina 


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A note on accuracy: I strive for it! These episodes are well-researched and built from scholarly sources, hoping to provide an informed and accurate portrait of these species. That said, I’m a musician! I am not an academic and have limited scientific background. I may get things wrong! If you are using this podcast for scholarship of any kind, please see the cited sources and double-check all information.

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Bad at GoodbyesBy Joshua Dumas