Hi, Tabish ji, >From the distribution given in Flora of Peninsular India, it appears that *Typha angustifolia* L. <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/t/typhaceae/typha/typha-angustifolia> (Karnataka (Gulbarga and Coorg district), Kerala and Maharashtra) is distributed more in the Western Ghats area, while other places in South India, it seems that *Typha domingensis* Pers. <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/t/typhaceae/typha/typha-domingensis> (Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka (Ballari, Kolar and Chamarajanagar Districts), Maharashtra (Akola district), Odisha and Tamil Nadu) is prominent.
On Fri, 3 Jul 2020 at 15:07, Tabish <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Garg ji for bringing this up. Yes, the two species appear very > close. > *Typha angustifolia* native range is Temp. Northern Hemisphere. > *Typha domingensis* native range is Tropics & Subtropics. > From this I would have expected that *Typha domingensis* would be more > widespread in the warm tropical climate. But of course, this is not enough > justification, and I would like to know if *Typha domingensis* is found > in Maharashtra. Since it is pantropical, I will be surprised if it is not > found in Maharashtra. > Best wishes > Tabish > > ------------------------------------------- > www.flowersofindia.net > The waterhole of flower lovers <http://www.flowersofindia.net> > > > On Thu, Jul 2, 2020 at 1:47 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> *Typha angustifolia* L. >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/t/typhaceae/typha/typha-angustifolia>and >> *Typha domingensis* Pers. >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/t/typhaceae/typha/typha-domingensis> >> are >> very close as per keys in Flora of China >> <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=134063>. >> >> Images of Prashant ji in Flowers of India >> <http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Lesser%20Indian%20Reed%20Mace.html>, >> may >> be *Typha angustifolia* L. >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/t/typhaceae/typha/typha-angustifolia>, >> if we go by distribution as below: >> *Typha angustifolia* L. >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/t/typhaceae/typha/typha-angustifolia> >> (Karnataka (Gulbarga and Coorg district), Kerala and Maharashtra as per Flora >> of Peninsular India >> <http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/herbsheet.php?id=9400&cat=7>) >> >> *Typha domingensis* Pers. >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/t/typhaceae/typha/typha-domingensis> >> (Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka (Ballari, Kolar and Chamarajanagar >> Districts), Maharashtra (Akola district), Odisha and Tamil Nadu as per Flora >> of Peninsular India >> <http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/herbsheet.php?id=9399&cat=7> >> ) >> >> If there is different distribution in Flora of Maharashtra, pl. let us >> know. >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> >> >> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. >> >> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, >> please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group >> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the >> world- more than 3,000 members & 3,00,000 messages on 23.8.18) or >> Efloraofindia >> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species >> database of more than 13,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which more than >> 2,50,000 images are directly displayed on 31.1.20). >> >> The whole world uses my Image Resource >> <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a >> thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. >> (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as >> per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >> >> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >> India'. >> > -- With regards, J.M.Garg 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the world- more than 3,000 members & 3,00,000 messages on 23.8.18) or Efloraofindia website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species database of more than 13,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which more than 2,50,000 images are directly displayed on 31.1.20). The whole world uses my Image Resource <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CA%2BiuSFA0s2jvcJ%2BoPXZPZKzvNXrf14SeoxM014%2BmX1s%3DXN2OFA%40mail.gmail.com.
