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Typha capensis

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Internal ID UUID6440103b440c4623422482
Scientific name Typha capensis
Authority Rohrb.
First published in Fl. Cap. 7: 32 (1897)

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Typha capensis is an aquatic plant found in southern and eastern Africa, and has also been spotted in Brazil. The plant's rhizomes have medicinal properties and are used in traditional medicine in southern Africa. It is believed to have benefits for circulation and male sexual health.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Typha latifolia subsp. capensis Rohrb. Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 11: 96. 1869 (1869)

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Language Common/alternative name
Afrikaans papkuil
Persian تیفا دماغه

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Introduced
- Native
  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Angola
      • Malawi
      • Mozambique
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
    • Southern Africa
      • Botswana
      • Cape Provinces
      • Free State
      • Kwazulu-Natal
      • Lesotho
      • Namibia
      • Northern Provinces
      • Swaziland
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Burundi
      • Rwanda
      • Zaïre

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000594832
Tropicos 33200032
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:836829-1
The Plant List kew-270963
Open Tree Of Life 135861
NCBI Taxonomy 379307
IUCN Red List 185278
IPNI 836829-1
iNaturalist 437103
GBIF 5289571
Freebase /m/0jw4cl7
EPPO TYHCA
Wikipedia Typha_capensis

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Bioactive compounds from the parasitic plant Arceuthobium vaginatum inhibit Haemonchus contortus egg hatching Becerril-Gil MM, Estrada-Flores JG, González-Cortazar M, Zamilpa A, Endara-Agramont ÁR, Mendoza-de Gives P, López-Arellano ME, Olmedo-Juárez A Rev Bras Parasitol Vet 22-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10878698
doi:10.1590/S1984-29612024004
PMID:38126572
Phytoremediation of Pollutants: Applicability and Future Perspective Bartucca ML, Cerri M, Forni C Plants (Basel) 27-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10346290
doi:10.3390/plants12132462
PMID:37447023
Phytochemicals: Alternative for Infertility Treatment and Associated Conditions Chorosho SH, Malik N, Panesar G, Kumari P, Jangra S, Kaur R, Al-Ghamdi MS, Albishi TS, Chopra H, Singh R, Murthy HC Oxid Med Cell Longev 11-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10195183
doi:10.1155/2023/1327562
PMID:37215366
Heavy Metals, Their Phytotoxicity, and the Role of Phenolic Antioxidants in Plant Stress Responses with Focus on Cadmium: Review Goncharuk EA, Zagoskina NV Molecules 06-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10180413
doi:10.3390/molecules28093921
PMID:37175331
Apoptosis, inflammation, and oxidative stress in infertility: A mini review Ojo OA, Nwafor-Ezeh PI, Rotimi DE, Iyobhebhe M, Ogunlakin AD, Ojo AB Toxicol Rep 13-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10130922
doi:10.1016/j.toxrep.2023.04.006
PMID:37125147
Traditional uses of wild and tended plants in maintaining ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes of the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa Maroyi A J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 15-Mar-2022
PMCID:PMC8925170
doi:10.1186/s13002-022-00512-0
PMID:35292046
Heavy Metals Assimilation by Native and Non-Native Aquatic Macrophyte Species: A Case Study of a River in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa Tshithukhe G, Motitsoe SN, Hill MP Plants (Basel) 06-Dec-2021
PMCID:PMC8703371
doi:10.3390/plants10122676
PMID:34961147
A vegetation classification and description of white-winged flufftail (Sarothrura ayresi) habitat at selected high-altitude peatlands in South Africa Marais AJ, Lloyd K, Smit-Robinson HA, Brown LR R Soc Open Sci 10-Nov-2021
PMCID:PMC8586913
doi:10.1098/rsos.211482
PMID:34786203
A Review of Plant-Based Therapies for the Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections in Traditional Southern African Medicine Cock I, Mavuso N, Van Vuuren S Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 29-Jul-2021
PMCID:PMC8346297
doi:10.1155/2021/7341124
PMID:34367307
Antimony induced structural and ultrastructural changes in Trapa natans Baruah S, Bora MS, Dutta S, Hazarika KK, Mudoi P, Sarma KP Sci Rep 21-May-2021
PMCID:PMC8140150
doi:10.1038/s41598-021-89865-2
PMID:34021213
A review study on the anti-trichomonas activities of medicinal plants Hashemi N, Ommi D, Kheyri P, Khamesipour F, Setzer WN, Benchimol M Int J Parasitol Drugs Drug Resist 12-Feb-2021
PMCID:PMC7902805
doi:10.1016/j.ijpddr.2021.01.002
PMID:33610966
African Plant-Based Natural Products with Antivirulence Activities to the Rescue of Antibiotics Mahavy CE, Duez P, ElJaziri M, Rasamiravaka T Antibiotics (Basel) 19-Nov-2020
PMCID:PMC7699609
doi:10.3390/antibiotics9110830
PMID:33228261
Characterization of bacterial communities associated with the exotic and heavy metal tolerant wetland plant Spartina alterniflora Yang Y, Ding J, Chi Y, Yuan J Sci Rep 22-Oct-2020
PMCID:PMC7583234
doi:10.1038/s41598-020-75041-5
PMID:33093514
Role of Antioxidant Natural Products in Management of Infertility: A Review of Their Medicinal Potential Noh S, Go A, Kim DB, Park M, Jeon HW, Kim B Antioxidants (Basel) 07-Oct-2020
PMCID:PMC7600260
doi:10.3390/antiox9100957
PMID:33036328
Recent advancements in synthetic methodologies of 3-substituted phthalides and their application in the total synthesis of biologically active natural products Awasthi A, Singh M, Rathee G, Chandra R RSC Adv 27-Mar-2020
PMCID:PMC9051324
doi:10.1039/d0ra00701c
PMID:35497626

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzofurans / Benzofuranones
(3R)-3-benzyl-7-hydroxy-3H-2-benzofuran-1-one 155935557 Click to see C1=CC=C(C=C1)CC2C3=C(C(=CC=C3)O)C(=O)O2 240.25 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00439-9
(3S)-3-benzyl-7-hydroxy-3H-2-benzofuran-1-one 135041863 Click to see C1=CC=C(C=C1)CC2C3=C(C(=CC=C3)O)C(=O)O2 240.25 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00439-9
3-benzyl-7-hydroxy-3H-2-benzofuran-1-one 5322183 Click to see C1=CC=C(C=C1)CC2C3=C(C(=CC=C3)O)C(=O)O2 240.25 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200317197
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00439-9
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzopyrans / 2-benzopyrans
(3R)-8-hydroxy-3-[(E)-2-phenylethenyl]-3,4-dihydroisochromen-1-one 101736878 Click to see C1C(OC(=O)C2=C1C=CC=C2O)C=CC3=CC=CC=C3 266.29 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00439-9
8-Hydroxy-3-(2-phenylethenyl)-3,4-dihydroisochromen-1-one 78385654 Click to see C1C(OC(=O)C2=C1C=CC=C2O)C=CC3=CC=CC=C3 266.29 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00439-9
Typharin 5322184 Click to see C1C(OC(=O)C2=C1C=CC=C2O)C=CC3=CC=CC=C3 266.29 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00439-9
https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200317197
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Catechins
2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)chroman-3,5,7-triol 1203 Click to see C1C(C(OC2=CC(=CC(=C21)O)O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)O 290.27 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00439-9
Cianidanol 9064 Click to see C1C(C(OC2=CC(=CC(=C21)O)O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)O 290.27 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200317197
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00439-9
Epicatechin 72276 Click to see C1C(C(OC2=CC(=CC(=C21)O)O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)O 290.27 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00439-9
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Flavan-3-ols
(-)-Epiafzelechin 443639 Click to see C1C(C(OC2=CC(=CC(=C21)O)O)C3=CC=C(C=C3)O)O 274.27 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00439-9
https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200317197
2-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzopyran-3,5,7-triol 282014 Click to see C1C(C(OC2=CC(=CC(=C21)O)O)C3=CC=C(C=C3)O)O 274.27 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00439-9
Afzelechin 442154 Click to see C1C(C(OC2=CC(=CC(=C21)O)O)C3=CC=C(C=C3)O)O 274.27 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00439-9
https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200317197

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