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Cyperus papyrus

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Cyperus papyrus

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Also known as Papyrus sedge, CyperusPapyrus, paper reed, Nile grass

species of aquatic flowering plant

OverviewAI-generated

Cyperus papyrus, commonly known as papyrus or Papyrus Sedge, is a species of plant in the family Cyperaceae. It belongs to the genus Cyperus and is classified within the order Poales, class Liliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The species was described by L. and is the source of papyrus. It produces nuts as its fruit type and has been used as a medicinal plant.

The taxon range includes China, Minas Gerais, pampa, and Sergipe. Records from iDigBio indicate presence in Malaysia, Mexico, the United States, Kenya, and Uganda. The species is not extinct and holds a Least Concern status on the IUCN Red List, assessed in 2018. Its scientific name is accepted by WoRMS, and it has been described in sources such as the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition and Pauly–Wissowa.

Synthesized by Vinony from 53 facts across 9 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, iNaturalist, Gbif Occ, IUCN Red List, Plants of the World, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

papyrus

Cyperus papyrus

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderPoales
  5. FamilyCyperaceae
Native toAngola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, DR Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia
Observations6,250
Observations recorded5,202

紙莎草（学名：Cyperus papyrus），又稱紙草（英语：Paper reed）、蒲草（Bulrush）、埃及莎草、埃及紙草、埃及蒲草、尼羅草（Nile grass）、印度叢草（Indian matting plant）。屬於莎草科莎草屬。是北非洲原產的一種多年生草本植物。

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
735
With media
617
Family
Cyperaceae
Collections
UTEP, GH, CIBYC-UAEM, INECOL, UACH, CAS
Recorded in
Malaysia, Mexico, United States, Kenya, Uganda, Brazil, Rwanda
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Cyperus
Image
Papyrus (Cyperus papyrus) (7079191471).jpg
Has use
medicinal plant
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Commons category
Cyperus papyrus
taxon rank
species
taxon name
Cyperus papyrus
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
Commons gallery
Cyperus papyrus
GRIN URL
npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=12905
has fruit type
nut
described by source
Pauly–Wissowa
taxon range
Gabon
short name
C. papyrus
this taxon is source of
papyrus
taxon author citation
L.
taxon common name
papiru
external data available at URL
www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4
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Encyclopedic overview

Cyperus papyrus, better known by the common names papyrus sedge, papyrus, paper reed, Indian matting plant, or Nile grass, is a species of aquatic flowering plant belonging to the sedge family Cyperaceae. It is a tender herbaceous perennial, forming tall stands of reed-like swamp vegetation in shallow water.

In nature, it grows in full sun, in flooded swamps, and on lake margins throughout Africa (where it is native), Madagascar, and the Mediterranean region. It has been introduced to tropical regions worldwide, such as the Indian subcontinent, South America, and the Caribbean.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cyperus papyrus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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