49.000 Typha
Fayaz, F. (2011) Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants Firefly Books, New Zealand
Sosef, M.S.M. (2017) Typhaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique
Description of the genus
Herbs, often emergent, caulescent in flower, smooth, glabrous; rhizome creeping, submerged, scaly; aerial stem erect, with or without nodes. Leaves radical or cauline, elongated. Inflorescence terminal, cylindric, superposed spike. Flowers numerous, densely crowded, brown, hairy. Fruit a follicle, dehiscing longitudinally by a slit. Seed striate. Worldwide: Species 29 in marshy and aquatic habitats worldwide. Zambia: 2 taxa. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| capensis (Rohrb.) N.E. Br. | B,C | Description, Image |
| domingensis Pers. | B,N,E,S | Description, Image |
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Flora of Botswana: TyphaFlora of Burundi: Typha
Flora of Caprivi: Typha
Flora of the DRC: Typha
Flora of Malawi: Typha
Flora of Mozambique: Typha
Flora of Rwanda: Typha
Flora of Zimbabwe: Typha
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): TyphaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Typha
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