Typha angustata Bory & Chaub.

 
  • Family : TYPHACEAE
    (CATTAIL FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Typhaceae
  • Species : Typha angustata
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Typha domingensis Pers.
  • Common name : Elephant Grass
  • Vernacular name : Pater, Patera (Hin.); Jammu, Jammu Gaddi, Dabbu Jammu (Tel.); Hangla, Paulula (Ori.); Jundara (San.)
  • Habit : Herb-Aquatic
  • Flower, Fruit : March-December
  • Comments : Occasional in plains to 1000 m, in tank marshes, river banks etc. Often gregarious in certain places. Culms are widely used for mat making.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
  • World Distribution : Temperate and sub-tropical regions in Europe, Asia, North America
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1996- Flora of Orissa Vol. 4 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Typha angustata. Downloaded on 30 June 2024.

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