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, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, 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?
Goyder, D.J.; Maiato, F. [9180] Angola K001622093 Yes
Goyder, D.J.; Maiato, F. [9180] Angola K001622909 Yes
Verdcourt [1727] Tanzania K002271422 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [9311] Tanzania K002271426 Yes
Hildebrandt, J.M. [1229] K002271430 No
[G. M. Bruce] [512] Tanzania K002271425 Yes
[Verdcourt] [1727] Tanzania K002271427 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [3034] Tanzania K002271428 Yes
Hildebrandt, J.M. [3334] Madagascar K000345857 Unknown Type Material Yes
Napper, D.M. [2149] Kenya K002271420 Yes
Hildebrandt, J.M. [3963] Madagascar K000345858 Unknown Type Material Yes
Leippert, H. [5612] Tanzania K002271421 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [1786] K002271424 Yes
Vaughan, J.H. [691] K002271429 Yes
{Greenway} [1786] Tanzania K002271423 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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/