(botany) A family of monocotyledonous plants in the order Typhales characterized by an inflorescence of dense, cylindrical spikes and absence of a perianth.
Typhaceae
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
perennial marsh plants with creeping rootstocks and long linear leaves
Synonyms: family Typhaceae, cattail family
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| Typha capensis | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Typhaceae |
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Typhaceae is the botanical name for a family of flowering plants. Such a family has been recognized by most taxonomists.
The APG II system, of 2003 (unchanged from the APG system, 1998), also recognizes this family, and assigns it to the order Poales in the clade commelinids, in the monocots. The family then consisted of one genus (Typha), totalling a dozen species, perennial plants of wet habitats. More recently the genus Sparganium has been included in this family.
The Cronquist system, of 1981, also recognized such a family and placed it in the order Typhales, in the subclass Commelinidae in class Liliopsida in division Magnoliophyta.
The Wettstein system, last update in 1935, placed the family in order Pandanales.
Members can be recognized as large marsh herbs with 2-ranked leaves and a brownish compact spike of unisexual flowers.
External links
- Typhaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval. Version: 27 April 2006. http://delta-intkey.com
- NCBI Taxonomy Browser
- links at CSDL
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