Cyperus papyrus(CYPPA)
Overview Code created in: 2002-04-11
- EPPO Code: CYPPA
- Preferred name: Cyperus papyrus
- Authority: Linnaeus
Mediterranean (southeast), Sénégal to Nigeria, Tchad to Ethiopia, central and southern Africa (throughout), Madagascar. Used in ancient times to make papyrus, and cultivated in the Mediterranean area generally for that purpose. Now persists there as an ornamental aquatic plant. Introduced in India, Indochina (Thailand), USA (southern), Caribbean, Central America, South America (Colombia)
| Name | Authority |
|---|---|
| Cyperus antiquorum | (Willdenow) Chiovenda |
| Papyrus antiquorum | Willdenow |
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| bulrush | English |
| Egyptian paper plant | English |
| paper plant | English |
| paper reed | English |
| papyrus | English |
| Papyrus | German |
| Papyrusstaude | German |
| Papyruszypergras | German |
| jonc du Nil | French |
| papier du Nil | French |
| papyrus | French |
| souchet à papier | French |
| papiro | Spanish |
| papiro | Spanish |
| giunco del Nilo | Italian |
| papiro | Italian |
| papirus | Dutch |
| papiro | Portuguese |
| papiro-do-Egipto | Portuguese |
| papyrussäv | Swedish |
| kamigayatsuri | Japanese |
| papirusu | Japanese |
| カミガヤツリ | Japanese |
| パピルス | Japanese |
| папирус | Russian |
| сыть папирусная | Russian |
| cibora papirusowa | Polish |
| papirusz | Hungarian |
| papirus | Croatian |
| šáchor papírodárný | Czech |
| κύπειρος πάπυρος | Greek |
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 papyrus (
CYPPA )