Derivation of specific name
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capensis: of the Cape
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Typha capensis (Rohrb.) N.E. Br. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=103050
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Description
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Robust aquatic perennial, up to 2.5 m, growing from a thick creeping rhizome. Leaves long and strap-shaped; flowering stems with characteristic terminal inflorescences; sexes separate. Male flowers a more slender spike above the densely packed, minute female flowers. Male part short-lived, female part turning deep velvety brown.
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Typha capensis (Rohrb.) N.E. Br. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=103050
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Frequency
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Common
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Typha capensis (Rohrb.) N.E. Br. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=103050
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
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Angola, Botswana, Namibia, DRC, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Swaziland and South Africa.
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Typha capensis (Rohrb.) N.E. Br. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=103050
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Typha capensis: Brief Summary
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Typha capensis is an aquatic plant known from southern and eastern Africa as far north as Uganda. It has also been reported from Brazil.
The rhizomes of Typha capensis are used medicinally in southern Africa. It is reported to improve circulation and to enhance male libido and performance.
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