Typhaceae
Typha

Typha elephantina Roxb.

First published in Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 3: 566 (1832)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Sahara to China (Yunnan). It is a helophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Algeria, Assam, Bangladesh, Chad, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Libya, Mauritania, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sinai, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Yemen

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 2: 360-550. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
  • Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Sarmah, K.K. & Borthakur, S.K. (2009). A checklist of angiospermic plants of Manas national park in Assam, India. Pleione 3: 190-200.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • A. Raynal in Ann. Fac. Sci. Dakar 9: 168 (1963).
  • Adam in Bull. I.F.A.N. 23: 399-405 (1961)
  • Fl. Ind. 3: 566 (1832)
  • Graebn. in Engl., Pflanzenr. 4, 8 Typhac.: 11 (1900)
  • Maire in Mém. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afr. Nord 3: 52 (1933)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 2: 360-550. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
  • Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Andersen, J.S.; Petersen, I.C. [473] Pakistan K002271227 Yes
Lace, J.H. [5924] Burma K002271233 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [1966] India K002271229 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [1507] Egypt K002271051 Yes
Thomson, T. [1409] India K002271221 Yes
Westphal, E.; Westphal-Stevels, J.M.C. [2372] K002271404 Yes
Andersen, J.S.; Petersen, I.C. [473] Pakistan K002271228 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [26532] India K002271223 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [23589] India K002271224 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [3721] Saudi Arabia K002271049 Yes
[J. J] [s.n.] India K002271226 Yes
Edgeworth [184] India K002271220 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [3721] Saudi Arabia K002271050 Yes
Adam, J.G. [17806] Senegal K002271357 Yes
[H. F. T. T] [641] India K002271230 Yes
[Bassahir]; [Sobha Rani] [1966] India K002271222 Yes
Davis [8093] Egypt K002271052 Yes
[H. F. F. T.] [641] India K002271231 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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.
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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • 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

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