Abstract
Typha orientalis C. Presl (Typhaceae) is recorded for the first time from the Kashmir Himalaya, India.and for the first time in the entire Indian sub-continent. A detailed taxonomic description and photographs of the diagnostic characters are provided to facilitate its identification in the field. Also provided are diagnostic characters used to distinguish T. orientalis C. Presl from T. latifolia L.
Highlights
Typha L. (Typhaceae), or cattails, includes 10 to 15 species and comprises highly productive aquatic weeds (Boyd 1971) and rapid colonizers of disturbed or newly formed wetlands (Steinbachova-Vojtiskova et al 2006)
A detailed taxonomic description and photographs of the diagnostic characters are provided to facilitate its identification in the field
A detailed taxonomic description and photographs of diagnostic characters of this species are given here to facilitate its identification in the field and to validate this new record for India
Summary
Typha L. (Typhaceae), or cattails, includes 10 to 15 species and comprises highly productive aquatic weeds (Boyd 1971) and rapid colonizers of disturbed or newly formed wetlands (Steinbachova-Vojtiskova et al 2006). Presl (Typhaceae) is recorded for the first time from the Kashmir Himalaya, India.and for the first time in the entire Indian sub-continent. Saha (1968) reported 4 species from India, which include T. angustata, T. elephantina, T. latifolia and T. laxmannii, of which the first two occur throughout India while the other two are restricted to Kashmir, Punjab, Deccan and probably Gujarat.
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