✿Cyperaceae · Cyperus
Papyrus
Cyperus papyrus
outdoor
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cyperus papyrus
- Genus
- Cyperus
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Delhi, Sikkim, Telangana, Uttarakhand
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Cyperaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- GreenrecordedGreen or greenish
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Achene
Characters marked “recorded” are for Papyrus itself; the rest are typical of the Cyperaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Papyrus
Papyrus (Cyperus papyrus) is a species in the Cyperaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra and 5 other states.
Uses
In practice it is grown for parts that are eaten, planted as an ornamental and stripped for fibre used in rope and matting.
Botanical family
Cyperaceae
Sedge family
Papyrus belongs to the Cyperaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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