Typha

See also: typha

Translingual

Typha latifolia

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek τύφη (túphē, “Typha angustata, a species of cattail”)

Proper noun

Typha f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Typhaceae – cattails.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids – clades; Poales – order; Typhaceae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Typha subg. Rohrbachia, Typha subg. Typha - subgenera
  • Typha angustifolia (narrowleaf cattail) - type species; Typha latifolia (common cattail), Typha domingensis (southern cattail) - selected other species

References

• Typha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Typha on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Typha on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Typha at USDA Plants database
• Typha at Tropicos
• Typha at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Typha at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Typha at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Typha at The Plant List
• Typha at Paleobiology Database