Typha davidiana (Kronf.) Hand.-mazz.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Typhaceae > Typha

Characteristics

Stems ca. 1 m tall. Leaves 60-70 cm × 3-5 mm, abaxially convex, transverse section semicircular. Male part of spikes 12-18 cm, with 1 deciduous bract, axis smooth; female part of spikes distinctly separated from male part, 4.5-11 cm, 1.5-2 cm in diam., with deciduous bract. Female flowers with bracteoles; bracteoles spatulate or subtriangular; ovary lanceolate; stalk 3-4 mm; styles short; stigmas linear to lanceolate, 1-1.2 mm; hairs on stalk ca. as long as style. Fruit lanceolate. Fl. and fr. May-Aug. 2n = 30*.
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A herb. The stems are 1 m tall. The leaves are 60-70 cm long by 3-5 mm wide. They are curved. The male part of the spike is 12-18 cm long. The female part of the spike is separated from the male. It is 5-11 cm long by 1-2 cm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Fruiting months
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows on the edges of lakes and rivers.
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Margins of lakes and rivers.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 7-12
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible flowers leaves rhizomes roots seeds shoots stems
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Distribution

Typha davidiana world distribution map, present in Chile and China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:836836-1
WFO ID wfo-0000594898
COL ID 59V5T
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Typha davidiana Typha laxmannii var. davidiana Typha martini var. davidiana