49.000 Typha L.

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.

Malawi: 2 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
capensis (Rohrb.) N.E. Br.	N	Description, Image
domingensis Pers.	N,S	Description, Image

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Flora of Botswana: Typha
Flora of Burundi: Typha
Flora of Caprivi: Typha
Flora of the DRC: Typha
Flora of Mozambique: Typha
Flora of Rwanda: Typha
Flora of Zambia: Typha
Flora of Zimbabwe: Typha

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Typha
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Typha
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Typha
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