Cyperus papyrus--So. Africa. Durban Botanic Garden. 28 Sep 03. 097.jpg
Native to 33 botanical countries across Africa and Temperate Asia; introduced into California, Canary Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Florida, Hawaii, India, Jamaica, Juan Fernández Is., Leeward Is., Louisiana, Madeira, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Nansei-shoto, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Sicilia, Spain, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is. (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
Bolivia, La Paz, Franz Tamayo (Durban Botanic Gardens)
36.728611, 2.194444
Location Remarks
70 St. Thomas Road, Durban
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
South Africa, Western Cape (Stellenbosch University Botanic Garden)
Location Remarks
Van Riebeeck St., Stellenbosch 7600
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Cyperus
Specific Epithet
papyrus
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.6
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#317,412 of 335,497
Top 95%
Extinction probability
5%
