Cyperus papyrus

Cyperus papyrus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Cypereae
Genus: Cyperus
Species: Cyperus papyrus
Subspecies: C. p. subsp. madagascariensis – C. p. subsp. nyassicus – C. p. subsp. papyrus – C. p. subsp. zairensis

Name

Cyperus papyrus L. (1753)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Chlorocyperus papyrus (L.) Rikli, Jahrb. Wiss. Bot. 27: 563 (1895).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Angola; Benin; Botswana; Burundi; Cape Provinces; Central African Repu; Chad; Congo; Egypt; Ethiopia; Gabon; Gambia; Guinea; Ivory Coast; Jamaica; Juan Fernandez Is.; Kenya; KwaZulu-Natal; Liberia; Madagascar; Malawi; Mauritius; Mozambique; Namibia; Nigeria; Northern Provinces; Runion; Rwanda; Senegal; Sudan; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia; Zaire References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus I. Pp. [I–XII], 1–560. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 47.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus papyrus in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Feb 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Cyperus papyrus. Published online. Accessed: Feb 10 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus papyrus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Feb 10. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Cyperus papyrus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Feb 10.
• Mansfeld's World Database of Agriculture and Horticultural Crops (1998 onwards) IPK Gatersleben. Accessed: 2012 Jul 08.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cyperus papyrus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

čeština: Šáchor papírodárný
Deutsch: Echter Papyrus
English: Papyrus sedge, Paper reed, Indian matting plant, Nile grass
Esperanto: Papiruscipero
español: Papiro
eesti: Papüürus-lõikhein
suomi: Papyruskaisla
Nordfriisk: Papyrusraid
français: Papyrus
italiano: Papiro egiziano
lietuvių: Papirusinė viksvuolė
Nederlands: Papyrusriet
polski: Cibora papirusowa
русский: Папирус, Сыть папирусная
svenska: Papyrus

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