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.
Flora of Botswana: Typha Flora of Burundi: Typha Flora of the DRC: Typha Flora of Malawi: Typha Flora of Mozambique: Typha Flora of Rwanda: Typha Flora of Zambia: Typha Flora of Zimbabwe: Typha
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Typha BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Typha EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Typha GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Typha Google: Web - Images - Scholar iNaturalist: Typha IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Typha JSTOR Plant Science: Typha Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Typha Plants of the World Online: Typha Tropicos: Typha Wikipedia: Typha