Species of plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to Africa
Cyperus alternifolius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Monocots
Clade:
Commelinids
Order:
Poales
Family:
Cyperaceae
Genus:
Cyperus
Species:
C. alternifolius
Binomial name
Cyperus alternifolius
Rottb., 1772
Synonyms[1]
Cyperus alternifolius Baker
Cyperus alternifolius var. albovariegatus auct.
Cyperus alternifolius var. obtusangulum (Boeckeler) T.Koyama
Cyperus alternifolius var. petersianus (Boeckeler) Kük.
Cyperus flagellatus Hochst.
Cyperus gradatus Forssk.
Cyperus involucratus Rottb.
Cyperus petersianus Boeckeler
Cyperus proximus Steud.
Cyperus alternifolius, the umbrella papyrus, umbrella sedge or umbrella palm, is a grass-like plant in the large genus Cyperus of the sedge family Cyperaceae. The plant is native to West Africa, Madagascar and the Arabian Peninsula, but widely distributed throughout the world.[2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3][4] The subspecies Cyperus alternifolius ssp. flabelliformis is also known as Cyperus involucratusRottb..[1]
^ abKew; et al. "Cyperus alternifolius". The Plant List. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
^"Cyperus alternifolius". Plants of the World Online (POWO). Kew Science. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
^"Cyperus involucratus". RHS. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
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