Cyperus papyrus

species of aquatic flowering plant
Taxon taxon Q158808
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Summary

Cyperus papyrus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.66% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,558 views/month, #1,279 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Cyperus[5]
  • Taxon name: Cyperus papyrus[6]
  • Has use: medicinal plant[7]
  • Commons category: Cyperus papyrus[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Cyperus papyrus[9]
  • Commons gallery: Cyperus papyrus[10]
  • External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/c87068b8-7db7-49bf-b33e-eb51ffbe6345[11], https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4[12]
  • Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14], Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia[15], Pauly–Wissowa[16]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=12905[17]
  • This taxon is source of: papyrus[18]
  • Short name: C. papyrus[19]
  • Taxon common name: Papyrus Sedge[20], Echter Papyrus[21], šáchor papírodárný[22], Papiruscipero[23], Papiro[24], Papüürus-lõikhein[25], Papyruskaisla[26], Papyrus[27], Papiro egiziano[28], Papirusinė viksvuolė[29], Papyrusriet[30], Cibora papirusowa[31], Папирус[32], Сыть папирусная[33]
  • Has fruit type: nut[34]

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Identifiers

Cyperus papyrus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 161469[35]. Cyperus papyrus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 76434[36]. Cyperus papyrus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1121657[37]. Cyperus papyrus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2716311[38]. Cyperus papyrus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 39950[39].

Why It Matters

Cyperus papyrus has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nzpcn id → cyperus-papyrus
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