Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Chlorocyperus papyrus	Rikli	Jahrb. Wiss. Bot. 27: 563 (1895)
Cyperus papyrus subsp. antiquorum	(Willd.) Kük.	Pflanzenr. IV, 20(101): 47. 1935 (1935)
Cyperus papyrus var. antiquorum	(Willd.) C.B.Clarke	Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 571. 1894
Cyperus papyrus subsp. niliacus	Tournay	Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 82: 349 1950
Cyperus antiquorum var. palaestinae	Chiov.	Lav. Reale Ist. Bot. Univ. Modena 1: 119. 1931
Cyperus papyrus subsp. siculus	Kük.	Pflanzenr. IV, 20(101): 48 1935
Cyperus papyrus subsp. ugandensis	(Chiov.) Kük.	Pflanzenr. IV, 20(101): 47. 1935 (1935)
Papyrus siculus	Parl.	Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 3: 189 (1851)
Cyperus papyrus var. niliacus	Tournay	Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 82: 349 1950
Cyperus papyrus var. palaestinae	(Chiov.) Kük.	Pflanzenr. IV, 20(101): 47 1935
Cyperus siculus	Chiov.	Index Seminum (CAT, Catinensis) 1927: 6. (1927)
Cyperus papyrus subsp. antiquorum	(Willd.) Chiov.	Mem. Reale Ist. Bot. Modena 1: 73. 1854 (1854)
Cyperus papyrus subsp. siculus	(Parl.) Chiov.	Index Seminum (Catinensis) 1927: s.p. 1927

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	nile grass
English	papyrus
English	indian matting plant
English	paper reed
English	papyrus sedge
Spanish	papiro
Amharic	ቄጠማ
Arabic	بردي
Arabic	سعد بردي
Azerbaijani	papirus
Czech	šáchor papírodárný
German	papyrusstaude
German	echter papyrus
Greek	Πάπυρος
Esperanto	papiruscipero
Estonian	papüürus-lõikhein
Basque	papiro-landare
Persian	نی مردابی
Finnish	papyruskaisla
French	papyrus
French	jonc du nil
frr	papyrusraid
Galician	papiro
Hebrew	גומא פפירוס
Hebrew	גומא הפפירוס
Croatian	papirus
Upper Sorbian	papjerowc
Hungarian	papiruszsás
Hungarian	papirusznád
Italian	papiro egiziano
Italian	papiro
Japanese	カミガヤツリ
Japanese	パピルス草
Georgian	პაპირი
Georgian	პაპირუსი
Kabyle	udid (imɣi)
Kazakh	Папирус
Korean	파피루스
Cornish	papyrus
lb	papyrus
lb	papyrusplanz
Lithuanian	papirusas
Lithuanian	papirusinė viksvuolė
Malagasy	zozoro papirosy
Malayalam	നൈൽഗ്രാസ്
mrj	Папирус
Norwegian Bokmål	papyrusgress
Norwegian Bokmål	papyrus
Norwegian Bokmål	papyrusplante
Dutch	papyrusriet
Dutch	papyrusplant
olo	papirus
os	Папирус
Polish	cibora papirusowa
Portuguese	papiro
Romanian	papirus
Russian	Папирус
Russian	Сыть папирусная
Kinyarwanda	urufunzo
Shona	nhokwe
Serbian	Папирус
Swedish	papyrus
Tamil	பன்புல்
Thai	กกอียิปต์
Thai	ต้นปาปิรัส
Thai	พาไพรัส
Ukrainian	Папірус
Uzbek	papirus
Vietnamese	cói giấy
xmf	ჭოლი (პაპირუსი)
yi	פאפירוס
Chinese	纸莎草
Chinese	纸草
Chinese	紙莎草

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Name	Authority	First published in
Cyperus papyrus subsp. madagascariensis	(Willd.) Kük.	Pflanzenr. , IV, 20(101): 48 (1935)
Cyperus papyrus subsp. nyassicus	(Chiov.) Kük.	Pflanzenr. , IV, 20(101): 47 (1935)
Cyperus papyrus subsp. papyrus		Unknown
Cyperus papyrus subsp. zairensis	(Chiov.) Kük.	Pflanzenr. , IV, 20(101): 48 (1935)

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Germination/Propagation Top

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Sow seeds at 20°C, expecting germination within 3 months without further temperature treatment.

Requires Light or Surface Sowing: These seeds need light to germinate and should not be covered with soil or only very lightly. They are often very small and sown directly on the surface of the growing medium.

Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Native

Africa click to expand
- East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya
  - Tanzania
  - Uganda
- Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Chad
  - Ethiopia
  - Sudan
- Northern Africa
  - Egypt
- South Tropical Africa
  - Angola
  - Malawi
  - Mozambique
  - Zambia
  - Zimbabwe
- Southern Africa
  - Botswana
  - Cape Provinces
  - Caprivi Strip
  - Kwazulu-Natal
  - Namibia
  - Northern Provinces
- West Tropical Africa
  - Benin
  - Gambia
  - Guinea
  - Ivory Coast
  - Liberia
  - Nigeria
  - Senegal
- West-central Tropical Africa
  - Burundi
  - Central African Republic
  - Congo
  - Gabon
  - Rwanda
  - Zaïre
- Western Indian Ocean
  - Madagascar
  - Mauritius
  - Réunion

Asia-temperate click to expand
- Eastern Asia
  - Nansei-shoto
- Western Asia
  - Palestine

Asia-tropical click to expand
- Indian Subcontinent
  - India
- Indo-China
  - Thailand

Europe click to expand
- Southeastern Europe
  - Sicilia
- Southwestern Europe
  - Spain

Northern America click to expand
- Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Florida
  - Louisiana
- Southwestern U.S.A.
  - California

Pacific click to expand
- North-central Pacific
  - Hawaii

Southern America click to expand
- Caribbean
  - Cuba
  - Jamaica
  - Leeward Islands
  - Puerto Rico
  - Trinidad-Tobago
  - Windward Islands
- Central America
  - Costa Rica
- Southern South America
  - Juan Fernández Islands
- Western South America
  - Colombia

Links to other databases Top

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000379135
UNII	GBD6OUU6WO
Florida Plant Atlas	1976
USDA Plants	CYPA8
Tropicos	9902745
INPN	446188
Flora of Italy	8454
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:330934-2
The Plant List	kew-237889
Missouri Botanical Garden	279798
Open Tree Of Life	738914
Observations.org	137596
NCBI Taxonomy	76434
Nature Serve	2.158830
IUCN Red List	164158
IPNI	330934-2
iNaturalist	161469
GBIF	2716311
Freebase	/m/0vhp3
EPPO	CYPPA
EOL	1121657
Calflora (Californian flora)	8543
US Library of Congress	sh85097705
USDA GRIN	12905
Wikipedia	Cyperus_papyrus
CMAUP	NPO25181

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Microbial community diversity of an integrated constructed wetland used for treatment of sewage

Seth N, Vats S, Lakhanpaul S, Arafat Y, Mazumdar-Leighton S, Bansal M, Babu CR

Front Microbiol

18-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC10982315
doi:	10.3389/fmicb.2024.1355718
PMID:	38562473

Ethnoveterinary medicinal plants and their utilization by indigenous and local communities of Dugda District, Central Rift Valley, Ethiopia

Oda BK, Lulekal E, Warkineh B, Asfaw Z, Debella A

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed

09-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC10924356
doi:	10.1186/s13002-024-00665-0
PMID:	38461267

Vascular Bundle for Exceptional Water Confinement, Transport, and Evaporation

Nouh ES, Liu T, Croft ZL, Liu G

ACS Mater Lett

12-Jan-2024

PMCID:	PMC10848287
doi:	10.1021/acsmaterialslett.3c01593
PMID:	38333598

Genome Assembly and Microsatellite Marker Development Using Illumina and PacBio Sequencing in the Carex pumila (Cyperaceae) from Korea

Kim KR, Yu JN, Hong JM, Kim SY, Park SY

Genes (Basel)

10-Nov-2023

PMCID:	PMC10671310
doi:	10.3390/genes14112063
PMID:	38003006

A continuous fish fossil record reveals key insights into adaptive radiation

Ngoepe N, Muschick M, Kishe MA, Mwaiko S, Temoltzin-Loranca Y, King L, Courtney Mustaphi C, Heiri O, Wienhues G, Vogel H, Cuenca-Cambronero M, Tinner W, Grosjean M, Matthews B, Seehausen O

Nature

04-Oct-2023

PMCID:	PMC10567567
doi:	10.1038/s41586-023-06603-6
PMID:	37794187

Do biosurfactants as anti-biofilm agents have a future in industrial water systems?

Jimoh AA, Booysen E, van Zyl L, Trindade M

Front Bioeng Biotechnol

15-Sep-2023

PMCID:	PMC10540235
doi:	10.3389/fbioe.2023.1244595
PMID:	37781531

Maize pollen diet enhances malaria mosquito longevity and infectivity to Plasmodium parasites in Ethiopia

Ayele S, Wegayehu T, Eligo N, Tamiru G, Lindtjørn B, Massebo F

Sci Rep

02-Sep-2023

PMCID:	PMC10475124
doi:	10.1038/s41598-023-41826-7
PMID:	37660195

Lignin, the Lignification Process, and Advanced, Lignin-Based Materials

Balk M, Sofia P, Neffe AT, Tirelli N

Int J Mol Sci

19-Jul-2023

PMCID:	PMC10380785
doi:	10.3390/ijms241411668
PMID:	37511430

Biosurfactant from Nile Papyrus endophyte with potential antibiofilm activity against global clones of Acinetobacter baumannii

Amer MA, Wasfi R, Hamed SM

Front Cell Infect Microbiol

13-Jul-2023

PMCID:	PMC10373939
doi:	10.3389/fcimb.2023.1210195
PMID:	37520441

The evolution of early hominin food production and sharing

Alger I, Dridi S, Stieglitz J, Wilson ML

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

13-Jun-2023

PMCID:	PMC10288599
doi:	10.1073/pnas.2218096120
PMID:	37311000

Electroactive Bacteria in Natural Ecosystems and Their Applications in Microbial Fuel Cells for Bioremediation: A Review

Garbini GL, Barra Caracciolo A, Grenni P

Microorganisms

10-May-2023

PMCID:	PMC10263229
doi:	10.3390/microorganisms11051255
PMID:	37317229

Removal efficacy of fly ash composite filler on tailwater nitrogen and phosphorus and its application in constructed wetlands

Wang S, Yang H, Che F, Huang W, Yang D

Front Chem

19-Apr-2023

PMCID:	PMC10155834
doi:	10.3389/fchem.2023.1160489
PMID:	37153523

An inventory of native-alien populations in South Africa

Nelufule T, Robertson MP, Wilson JR, Faulkner KT

Sci Data

15-Apr-2023

PMCID:	PMC10105770
doi:	10.1038/s41597-023-02119-w
PMID:	37061528

A Mathematical Simulation of Copper and Nickel Ions Separation Using Prepared Nanocellulose Material

Aljlil S

Membranes (Basel)

27-Mar-2023

PMCID:	PMC10146762
doi:	10.3390/membranes13040381
PMID:	37103808

Important Medicinal and Food Taxa (Orders and Families) in Kenya, Based on Three Quantitative Approaches

Mutie FM, Mbuni YM, Rono PC, Mkala EM, Nzei JM, Phumthum M, Hu GW, Wang QF

Plants (Basel)

02-Mar-2023

PMCID:	PMC10005506
doi:	10.3390/plants12051145
PMID:	36904005

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives / Gallic acid and derivatives
Syringic acid	10742	Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C(=O)O	198.17	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Bicyclic monoterpenoids
(+)-alpha-Pinene	82227	Click to see CC1=CCC2CC1C2(C)C	136.23	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / O-glycosyl compounds
Sucrose	5988	Click to see C(C1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)CO)O)O)O)O	342.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / Phenolic glycosides
Di-O-Methylcrenatin	10736338	Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O)OC)CO	346.33	unknown	via CMAUP database
Isotachioside	15098566	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)O)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O	302.28	unknown	via CMAUP database
Multifidol glucoside	14412552	Click to see CCC(C)C(=O)C1=C(C=C(C=C1OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O)O)O	372.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives
Urolithin C	60198001	Click to see C1=CC2=C(C=C1O)OC(=O)C3=CC(=C(C=C23)O)O	244.20	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Furanocoumarins / Angular furanocoumarins
Pimpinellin	4825	Click to see COC1=C(C2=C(C=CO2)C3=C1C=CC(=O)O3)OC	246.21	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Biflavonoids and polyflavonoids
4-Epibileucofisetinidin	102115501	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2C(C(C3=C(O2)C=C(C=C3)O)C4=CC5=C(C=C4O)OC(C(C5O)O)C6=CC(=C(C=C6)O)O)O)O)O	562.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
4'-Epibileucofisetinidin	102115500	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2C(C(C3=C(O2)C=C(C=C3)O)C4=CC5=C(C=C4O)OC(C(C5O)O)C6=CC(=C(C=C6)O)O)O)O)O	562.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
Bileucofisetinidin	101297694	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2C(C(C3=C(O2)C=C(C=C3)O)C4=CC5=C(C=C4O)OC(C(C5O)O)C6=CC(=C(C=C6)O)O)O)O)O	562.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
Epirobinetinidol-(4beta,8)-catechin	51042196	Click to see C1C(C(OC2=C1C(=CC(=C2C3C(C(OC4=C3C=CC(=C4)O)C5=CC(=C(C(=C5)O)O)O)O)O)O)C6=CC(=C(C=C6)O)O)O	578.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
Fisetinidol-(4A8)-catechin	14332862	Click to see C1C(C(OC2=C1C(=CC(=C2C3C(C(OC4=C3C=CC(=C4)O)C5=CC(=C(C=C5)O)O)O)O)O)C6=CC(=C(C=C6)O)O)O	562.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
Fisetinidol-(4alpha,6)-gallocatechin	51041987	Click to see C1C(C(OC2=C1C(=C(C(=C2)O)C3C(C(OC4=C3C=CC(=C4)O)C5=CC(=C(C=C5)O)O)O)O)C6=CC(=C(C(=C6)O)O)O)O	578.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
Fisetinidol-(4alpha,8)-catechin	11731408	Click to see C1C(C(OC2=C1C(=CC(=C2C3C(C(OC4=C3C=CC(=C4)O)C5=CC(=C(C=C5)O)O)O)O)O)C6=CC(=C(C=C6)O)O)O	562.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
Robinetinidol-(4alpha->8)-catechin-(6->4alpha)-robinetinidol	442689	Click to see C1C(C(OC2=C(C(=C(C(=C21)O)C3C(C(OC4=C3C=CC(=C4)O)C5=CC(=C(C(=C5)O)O)O)O)O)C6C(C(OC7=C6C=CC(=C7)O)C8=CC(=C(C(=C8)O)O)O)O)C9=CC(=C(C=C9)O)O)O	866.80	unknown	via CMAUP database
Robinetinidol-(4alpha,8)-catechin	70697937	Click to see C1C(C(OC2=C1C(=CC(=C2C3C(C(OC4=C3C=CC(=C4)O)C5=CC(=C(C(=C5)O)O)O)O)O)O)C6=CC(=C(C=C6)O)O)O	578.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
Robinetinidol-(4alpha,8)-gallocatechin	70697956	Click to see C1C(C(OC2=C1C(=CC(=C2C3C(C(OC4=C3C=CC(=C4)O)C5=CC(=C(C(=C5)O)O)O)O)O)O)C6=CC(=C(C(=C6)O)O)O)O	594.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
Robinetinidol-(4beta-8)-catechin	102400061	Click to see C1C(C(OC2=C1C(=CC(=C2C3C(C(OC4=C3C=CC(=C4)O)C5=CC(=C(C(=C5)O)O)O)O)O)O)C6=CC(=C(C=C6)O)O)O	578.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
Robinetinidol-(4beta-8)-gallocatechin	102400062	Click to see C1C(C(OC2=C1C(=CC(=C2C3C(C(OC4=C3C=CC(=C4)O)C5=CC(=C(C(=C5)O)O)O)O)O)O)C6=CC(=C(C(=C6)O)O)O)O	594.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Catechins
Cianidanol	9064	Click to see C1C(C(OC2=CC(=CC(=C21)O)O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)O	290.27	unknown	via CMAUP database
Epicatechin	72276	Click to see C1C(C(OC2=CC(=CC(=C21)O)O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)O	290.27	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Catechins / Epigallocatechins
Gallocatechin	65084	Click to see C1C(C(OC2=CC(=CC(=C21)O)O)C3=CC(=C(C(=C3)O)O)O)O	306.27	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Flavan-3-ols
2alpha-(3,4,5-Trihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzopyran-3alpha,7-diol	101846310	Click to see C1C(C(OC2=C1C=CC(=C2)O)C3=CC(=C(C(=C3)O)O)O)O	290.27	unknown	via CMAUP database
Robinetinidol	12314983	Click to see C1C(C(OC2=C1C=CC(=C2)O)C3=CC(=C(C(=C3)O)O)O)O	290.27	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Flavanones
Butin	92775	Click to see C1C(OC2=C(C1=O)C=CC(=C2)O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O	272.25	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Flavanones / Flavanonols
Garbanzol	442410	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2C(C(=O)C3=C(O2)C=C(C=C3)O)O)O	272.25	unknown	via CMAUP database
Taxifolin	439533	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O)O)O	304.25	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Leucoanthocyanidins
ent-Epifisetinidol-4beta-ol	44257142	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2C(C(C3=C(O2)C=C(C=C3)O)O)O)O)O	290.27	unknown	via CMAUP database
Fisetinidol-4alpha-ol	164762	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2C(C(C3=C(O2)C=C(C=C3)O)O)O)O)O	290.27	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones / Flavonols
Fisetin	5281614	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(O2)C=C(C=C3)O)O)O)O	286.24	unknown	via CMAUP database
Robinetin	5281692	Click to see C1=CC2=C(C=C1O)OC(=C(C2=O)O)C3=CC(=C(C(=C3)O)O)O	302.23	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides
4'-O-methylrobinetinidol 3'-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside	51041986	Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C=C1OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O)C3C(CC4=C(O3)C=C(C=C4)O)O)O	466.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 3-O-methylated flavonoids
Fisetin 3-methyl ether	9839293	Click to see COC1=C(OC2=C(C1=O)C=CC(=C2)O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O	300.26	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 7-O-methylated flavonoids
Fisetin tetramethyl ether	631171	Click to see COC1=CC2=C(C=C1)C(=O)C(=C(O2)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)OC)OC)OC	342.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Tannins
1,6-bis-O-galloyl-beta-D-glucose	440221	Click to see C1=C(C=C(C(=C1O)O)O)C(=O)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC(=O)C3=CC(=C(C(=C3)O)O)O)O)O)O	484.40	unknown	via CMAUP database

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Cyperus papyrus

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Common names Top

Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top

Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

Subvarieties (abbr. subvar.) Top

Forms (abbr. f.) Top

Germination/Propagation Top

Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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Genomes (via NCBI) Top

Scientific Literature Top

Phytochemical Profile Top

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