Pan India Bouquets

Cyperus papyrus L.

Family : CYPERACEAE
(Sedge Family)
Family (Hindi name) : BARA-NAGAR-MOTHA FAMILY (बड़ा नागर मोथा फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : CYPERACEAE
Synonym(s) : Chlorocyperus papyrus (L.) Rikli; Cyperus antiquorum (Willd.) Chiov.; Cyperus syriacus Parl.; Papyrus mossambicensis Parl.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cyperus papyrus L.
Common name : ndian matting plant, Nile grass
Habit : Robust perennial herb
Habitat : Swamps, shallow lakes, and along streams
Comments / notes : The younger parts of the rhizome are covered by red-brown, papery, triangular scales, which also cover the base of the culms.
Flower, Fruit : December
Distribution :
- Gujarat : Mehsana district
Native : Africa, North Israel
Exotic/Native : Exotic
World Distribution : Africa, North Israel, California, Costa Rica, Cuba, Florida, Hawaii, India, Jamaica, Juan Fernández Is., Leeward Is., Louisiana, Mauritius, Nansei-shoto, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Sicilia, Spain, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is.
Literature : Shah G. L. (1978). Flora of Gujarat State Part 1. University Press Sardar Patel University: 733
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Cyperus papyrus. Downloaded on 7 December 2023.