Typhaceae
Typha

Typha capensis (Rohrb.) N.E.Br.

First published in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 7: 32 (1897)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Uganda to S. Africa. It is a helophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cape Provinces, DR Congo, Eswatini, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2010). Flora Zambesiaca 13(4): 1-151. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2010). Flora Zambesiaca 13(4): 1-151. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [9311] Tanzania K002271426 Yes
Jacot Guillarmod, A. [3210] South Africa K002271600 Yes
Rennie, M.A. [2529] South Africa K002271602 Yes
Garside, S. [1185] South Africa K002271610 Yes
Verdcourt [1727] Tanzania K002271422 Yes
Lind, E. [495] Uganda K002271417 Yes
Symoens [7854] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002271366 Yes
Codd, L.E.W.; de Winter, B. [5577] South Africa K002271591 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [659] Uganda K002271418 Yes
van der Schijff, H.P. [356] South Africa K002271594 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [3034] Tanzania K002271428 Yes
[Verdcourt] [1727] Tanzania K002271427 Yes
McClounie, J. [32] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002271363 Yes
[N. J. Devenish] [426] South Africa K002271592 Yes
Hildebrandt, J.M. [1229] K002271430 No
Scheepers, J.C. [1530] K002271599 Yes
Symoens, J. [7854] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002271367 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [4244] Uganda K002271419 Yes
[G. M. Bruce] [512] Tanzania K002271425 Yes
[C. S. Pooley] [1484] South Africa K002271608 Yes
Nel, J.P. [370] South Africa K002271597 Yes
C.B.S. [566] South Africa K002271613 Yes
Musil, C.F. [537] South Africa K002271607 Yes
Lebrun [4001] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002271364 Yes
Goyder, D.J.; Maiato, F. [9180] Angola K001622093 Yes
Goyder, D.J.; Maiato, F. [9180] Angola K001622909 Yes
Hildebrandt, J.M. [3334] Madagascar K000345857 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wood, J.M. [1378] South Africa K002271603 Yes
Somona [22] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002271365 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P3641] Uganda K002271415 Yes
Scheepers, J.C. [1530] South Africa K002271606 Yes
[G. C. Zheran] [1676] South Africa K002271611 Yes
s.coll. [10605] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002271360 Yes
Baron, R. [507] Madagascar K002271575 Yes
s.coll. [11367] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002271361 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [4244] Uganda K002271414 Yes
Napper, D.M. [2149] Kenya K002271420 Yes
van der Schijff, H.P. [356] South Africa K002271593 Yes
Pooley, E.S. [1484] South Africa K002271609 Yes
Scheepers, J.C. [12] South Africa K002271590 Yes
Strey, R.G. [5669] South Africa K002271605 Yes
[Hacort, A. M. ] [175] Uganda K002271416 Yes
Hildebrandt, J.M. [3963] Madagascar K000345858 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [11367] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002271362 No
Vaughan, J.H. [691] K002271429 Yes
[illegible] [P1178] South Africa K002271598 Yes
Waturough, R. [489] South Africa K002271604 Yes
Burtt Davy, J. [17687] South Africa K002271596 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [1786] K002271424 Yes
Baur, R. [893] South Africa K002271612 Yes
{Greenway} [1786] Tanzania K002271423 No
Story, R. [5302] South Africa K002271589 Yes
Burtt Davy, J. [17687] South Africa K002271595 Yes
Leippert, H. [5612] Tanzania K002271421 Yes
Barrett, S.C.H. [274] Eswatini K002271601 Yes
Drummond, R.B. [4940] Zimbabwe Typha latifolia subsp. capensis K002271552 Yes
Mitchell, D.S. [1074] Zimbabwe Typha latifolia subsp. capensis K002271554 Yes
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [1856] Botswana Typha latifolia subsp. capensis K002271565 No
Chase, N.C. [3068] Zimbabwe Typha latifolia subsp. capensis K002271556 Yes
Lennon, R.L. [35] Zimbabwe Typha latifolia subsp. capensis K002271563 Yes
Pawek, J. [12541] Malawi Typha latifolia subsp. capensis K002271543 Yes
Verboom [1730] Typha latifolia subsp. capensis K002271545 Yes
Eyles, F. [1950] Zambia Typha latifolia subsp. capensis K002271551 Yes
Verboom, W.C. [2743] Zambia Typha latifolia subsp. capensis K002271549 Yes
Gibbs-Russell, G.E. [1204] Zambia Typha latifolia subsp. capensis K002271560 Yes
Soyaux, H. [87] Typha latifolia subsp. capensis K002271548 Yes
Drummond, R.B. [4940] Zimbabwe Typha latifolia subsp. capensis K002271553 Yes
Wild, H. [35180] Zimbabwe Typha latifolia subsp. capensis K002271562 Yes
Barbosa, G. [2436] Mozambique Typha latifolia subsp. capensis K002271539 Yes
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [1856] Botswana Typha latifolia subsp. capensis K002271564 Yes
Mott, P.J. [122C] Botswana Typha latifolia subsp. capensis K002271566 Yes
s.coll. [244] Mozambique Typha latifolia subsp. capensis K002271541 Yes
Mshashe, E. [159] Zambia Typha latifolia subsp. capensis K002271559 Yes
Strid, Å. [2469] Zambia Typha latifolia subsp. capensis K002271547 Yes
{Mrs. Macaulay} [1047] Zambia Typha latifolia subsp. capensis K002271550 Yes
Verboom [1730] Typha latifolia subsp. capensis K002271546 Yes
Gobbs Russell, G.E. [2607] Zimbabwe Typha latifolia subsp. capensis K002271558 Yes
Wild, H. [3694] Zimbabwe Typha latifolia subsp. capensis K002271557 Yes
Swynnerton, C.F.M. [961] Mozambique Typha latifolia subsp. capensis K002271542 Yes
Pawek, J. [1610] Malawi Typha latifolia subsp. capensis K002271544 Yes
Taylor, P.G. [163] Zambia Typha latifolia subsp. capensis K002271561 Yes
{Dr. Kirk} [s.n.] Mozambique Typha latifolia subsp. capensis K002271540 Yes
Miller, O.B. [4961] Zimbabwe Typha latifolia subsp. capensis K002271555 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Plants and People Africa

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
    • © Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/