Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

Typhaceae
Typha elephantina Roxb.
English name: Bulursh, Indian reedmace.
Local name: Phan, Pan.
Description:
Perennial 1.5-4.0 m tall. Leaves linear or broadly linear; trigonous above the sheath,
angular keeled dorsally three angled; lamina 25-40 mm broad; male and female
parts separate; axis of the male spike covered with hairs; female spike cylindrical,
blackish brown or brown; female flowers having bracts with laceolate stigma.
Flowering Period:
March toAugust.
Habitat:
Common on borders of pond, marsh canals and slow streams.
Uses:
Young shoots and roots are sometimes eaten.
Silsosangami, a traditional Korean medicine consisting of
the pollens of Typha elephantiana.
Bhorani is a local dish
prepared by the pollens of the same plant. Leaves are used
in mat making. Roots are used as diuretic and astringent.
Distribution:
Africa, South and Central Asia, Pakistan, India, Nepal
and Iran.
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