Kniphofia (Red hot poker, Torch lily, Poker plant) is a genus of plants in the family Asphodelaceae that includes 70 or more species native to Africa. Some species have been commercially used for horticultural use and are commonly known for their bright, rocket-shaped flowers. These plants produce spikes of brightly-coloured, hanging, red-to-orange flowers. This gives names such as “torch” and “red hot poker” to many of them.

Kniphofia marungensis is a recently discovered species from the Marungu Plateau in Upper Katanga (D.R. Congo). This species, very different from all Central African species of Kniphofia is distinguished by its small white flowers and grass-like ciliate leaves.