Lesser Indian Reed Mace (Typha angustata)

[mani nair]

Dear friends,

Sending photo of Lesser Indian Reed Mace which was seen growing in a
marsh land near our Society. During our childhood days this grass was
very common, but owing to the decrease in marsh lands, this grass is
found very less. In Marathi we call it Ram bhan. It is colored and
used as a show peace. It is burnt and applied on wounds to heal the
wound quickly.

Place : Dombivli
Date : September 2010
Habitat : Wild (marsh land)

[Ushadi micromini]

we call it cattails.. much loved in d ried flower arrangements
birds love it.. to nest and to eat... most commonly seen are finches
and redwinged black bird... in these thickets...

Usha doi
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[Dr Pankaj Kumar]

May be you call it Ram Bhan because it looks like an ARROW !!
It emerges in one of the early stages hydrosere (vegetation succession
among aquatic plants), so as the water decreases, it's population will
decrease automatically. But sometimes also due to pollutants in the
water.
Pankaj

[Madhuri Pejaver]

This acc to me has some medicinal value for stopping the oozing blood from wound. You just have to put the cotton of that Ramban on wound.
Hence in marathi Ramban remedy is the one which is highly effective as Ramas arrow.
Madhuri

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[Pankaj Oudhia]

Here राम बाण means Panacea i.e sure cure for all ill and also arrow of Bhagwan Ram due to its appearance.

Yes Madhuri ji, it is effective against wound but not for all types of wound. In certain cases it can aggravate the trouble.Hence must be used under supervision of experts.

The bird species living in Typha population damages rice crop at maturity to significant level. Hence, farmers try to remove it from surroundings.

Dr. Sahani  ji, we are using Typha for management of polluted water from industries. Typha is fairly resistant to pollutants.

"Bur" is dish prepared from it by Sindhi Community.

regards

Pankaj Oudhia   

[prasad dash]

Very good close up Mani Sir.

Regards

prasad

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Prasad Kumar Dash
Ecologist, Orissa, India
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[Shreeram Ghaisas]

Dear all,

 

Yes. This is called "Ram Ban" also in Maharashtra. "Ram Ban" also means "sure remedy" in Marathi.

Adivasis use this as "cotton" to apply on wounds and believe that small woulds get healed.

 

Regards

- Shreeram Ghaisas

[Madhuri Pejaver]

Thanks Oundia ji. Was not aware of 'Bur'.
Yes for root zone technology Typha is used.
Madhuri

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Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 11:16:21 +0530

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Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:92029] Re: Lesser Indian Reed Mace (Typha angustata)

[JM Garg]

[J.M. Garg]

Typha angustifolia L.and Typha domingensis Pers. are very close as per keys in Flora of China.

It may be Typha angustifolia L., if we go by distribution as below:

Typha angustifolia L. (Karnataka (Gulbarga and Coorg district), Kerala and Maharashtra as per Flora of Peninsular India)
Typha domingensis Pers. (Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka (Ballari, Kolar and Chamarajanagar Districts), Maharashtra (Akola district), Odisha and Tamil Nadu as per Flora of Peninsular India)

If there is different distribution in Flora of Maharashtra, pl. let us know. 

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