Cyperus alternifolius(CYPAL)
Overview Code created in: 2002-03-14
- EPPO Code: CYPAL
- Preferred name: Cyperus alternifolius
- Authority: Linnaeus
Western Asia, most of Africa, Madagascar. An aquatic plant widely cultivated throughout the tropics. Introduced in Mediterranean, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indochina, Malesia, China (including Taiwan), USA (western), Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, South America (northwest, Chile), New Zealand
| Name | Authority |
|---|---|
| Cyperus alternifolius subsp. alternifolius | Linnaeus |
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| umbrella flatsedge | English (US) |
| umbrella palm | English |
| umbrella papyrus | English |
| umbrella sedge | English |
| wechselblättriges Zypergras | German |
| cypérus à feuilles alternes | French |
| papyrus commun | French |
| plante ombrelle | French |
| souchet à feuilles alternées | French |
| cipero | Spanish |
| farolito chino | Spanish (CU) |
| juncia de estanque | Spanish |
| paragüitas | Spanish |
| planta paraguas | Spanish |
| planta sombrilla | Spanish |
| quitasol | Spanish |
| quitasol chino | Spanish |
| циперус очереднолистный | Russian |
| cibora zmienna | Polish |
| teruntum merah | Malay |
| yě shēng fēng chē cǎo | Chinese |
| 野生风车草 | Chinese |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Commelinids (
1COMD )
Order
Poales (
1POAO )
Family
Cyperaceae (
1CYPF )
Subfamily
Cyperoideae (
1CYPS )
Genus
Cyperus (
1CYPG )
Species
Cyperus alternifolius (
CYPAL )