Cyperus papyrus
TaxID: 76434
Basic Information
Scientific Name *
Cyperus papyrus
Common Name
Egyptian paperplant, Papyrus, papyrus
Introduction
Details
Cyperus papyrus, better known by the common names papyrus sedge, papyrus, paper reed, Indian matting plant, or Nile grass, is a species of aquatic flowering plant belonging to the sedge family Cyperaceae. It is a tender herbaceous perennial, forming tall stands of reed-like swamp vegetation in shallow water.
In nature, it grows in full sun, in flooded swamps, and on lake margins throughout Africa (where it is native), Madagascar, and the Mediterranean region. It has been introduced to tropical regions worldwide, such as the Indian subcontinent, South America, and the Caribbean.
Along with its close relatives, papyrus sedge has a very long history of use by humans, notably by the Ancient Egyptians (as it is the source of papyrus paper, one of the first types of paper ever made). Parts of the plant can be eaten, and the highly buoyant stems can be made into boats. It is now often cultivated as an ornamental plant.
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Taxonomic Information
Details
Lineage
d__Eukaryota;p__Streptophyta;c__Magnoliopsida;o__Poales;f__Cyperaceae;g__Cyperus;s__Cyperus papyrus
Photos
(5 photos)
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Morphological Features
No morphological description available.
Host Plants
(0 host plants)
Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.
No host plants available.
Quarantine Status
(2 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
Distribution
(68 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
Distribution Map
(Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)
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Genomes
(0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No genome records available.
Transcriptomes
(1 records)
Data source: NCBI.
Run ID
Tissue
Developmental Stage
Sex
Read Count
Location
Actions
ERR2040765
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13333334
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Title
Illumina HiSeq 2000 paired end sequencing
Sample Attributes
{'sequencer': 'HiSeq', 'external id': 'SAMEA104170809', 'sample name': 'PWSG', 'tissue type': 'shoot (no flower)', 'insdc status': 'public', 'submitter id': 'PWSG', 'source_mat_id': 'M.K. Deyholos 2016-123', 'ena last update': '2017-07-23', 'ena first public': '2017-07-23', 'insdc center name': 'Department of Biological Sciences', 'insdc last update': '2017-07-23T05:36:38Z', 'insdc center alias': 'Department of Biological Sciences', 'insdc first public': '2017-07-23T17:01:29Z'}
Data source: BOLD.
Process ID
BIN
Marker
Length
Country
Date
Lat/Lon
Sequence
ITSAC4704-14
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ITS2
208
Chad
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15.283494, 18.427114
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GCCCATCAACGCCCGGTCGCCCGACCGCGCGCGGACAGTGGCCCCCCGAGCCGCGCAGGCACGGCGGGCTGAAGCGCGAGGCCGTCGACCGCGTCGGGAGCGGCAAGTGGTGGGCTACAGCGCATGCCGACCCCGACCCGCGTCGACACCCGGCCCCCAACGACCCCACGACGAGGAGACCGTCGCCGCCGCGCGACGCCTTCGTACC
HOSAM206-13
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rbcLa
552
Egypt
2012-03-22
31.189, 31.189
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TATGTTGGGTTTAAAGCAGGGGTTAAAGATTACAAACTTACTTATTATACTCCTGAGTACGAAACCAAAGATACTGATATCTTGGCAGCGTTCCGAGTAACTCCTCAACCCGGAGTCCCTCCTGAAGAAGCAGGAGCTGCAGTAGCGGCGGAATCTTCTACTGGTACATGGACAACTGTTTGGACTGATGGACTTACCAGTCTTGATCGTTACAAAGGGCGATGCTATCATATCGAACCTGTTGCTGGAGAAGAAAATCAATATATTGCCTATGTAGCTTATCCTTTAGACCTTTTCGAAGAAGGTTCTGTTACTAACATGTTTACCTCTATTGTAGGTAATGTATTTGGTTTCAAAGCCTTACGAGCTCTACGCTTGGAAGACTTACGAATTCCTCCTGCTTATTCAAAAACTTTCCAAGGTCCACCTCACGGTATCCAATCTGAAAGAGATAAGTTGAACAAGTATGGTCGTCCTCTATTGGGATGTACTATTAAACCAAAATTGGGATTATCCGCAAAGAACTACGGTAGAGCATGTTATGAATGTCTA
GBVD1909-11
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rbcL
1389
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-
-
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GTTGGGTTTAAAGCAGGGGTTAAAGATTAC------------AAACTTACTTATTATACT---CCTGAGTACGAAACCAAAGATACTGATATCTTGGCAGCGTTCCGAGTAACTCCTCAACCTGGAGTCCCTCCTGAAGAAGCAGGAGCTGCAGTAGCGGCGGAATCTTCT---ACTGGTACATGGACA---ACTGTTTGGACTGATGGA---CTTACCAGTCTTGATCGTTACAAAGGGCGATGCTATCATATCGAACCTGTTGCTGGAGAAGAA---AATCAATATATTGCCTATATAGCTTATCCTTTAGACCTTTTCGAAGAA---GGTTCTGTT---ACTAACATGTTTACT---TCCATTGTAGGTAATGTATTT---GGTTTCAAAGCCTTACGA---GCTCTACGCTTG---GAAGACTTACGA---ATTCCTCCTGCTTATTCAAAAACT---TTCCAAGGTCCA---CCTCACGGTATC---CAAGCTGAAAGAGAT---------AAG------TTGAAC---------------AAG---TAT---GGTCGTCCTCTATTGGGATGTACTATT---AAACCAAAA---TTGGGATTA---TCC---GCAAAGAATTACGGT---AGAGCA---TGTTATGAATGTCTACGTGGTGGACTTGATTTTACCAAAGAT------------------------GAT---------------------GAAAACGTAAACTCACAACCATTTATGCGTTGGAGAGATCGTTTC---TTG---TTC------------------------------------------------------------TGTGCCGAAGCA---ATTTATAAAGCACAAGCCGAA---ACAGGT---GAAATCAAAGGGCACTACTTGAATGCTACTGCAGGTACA---TCTGAAGAAATGATCAAAAGAGCAGTATTT---GCT---AGAGAATTA------GGAGTTCCTATCATCATGCATGACTACATAACT------GGGGGATTCACT------------GCAAATACTAGTTTGTCTTTTTATTGCCGTGAT---AAT------GGTCTACTTCTG---CACATC---CACCGCGCAATGCATGCAGTTATT------------GAT------AGACAGAAAAACCATGGTATTCATTTCCGTGTACTAGCTAAAGCATTA---CGTATGTCTGGTGGAGATCATATTCACTCTGGTACAGTAGTA---GGTAAACTGGAA------GGTGAGCGTGAGATGACTTTAGGTTTTGTTGATTTACTACGTGATGATTATATTGAAAAAGAT---CGTAGCCGTGGTATCTTTTTC------ACTCAAGATTGG---GTCTCTATGCCT---GGTGTT---ATACCTGTGGCTTCAGGGGGTATCCATGTTTGG---------------CATATG------CCTGCTTTG---ACCGAAATCTTTGGAGAT---GATTCTGTACTTCAATTTGGTGGCGGAACCTTAGGACACCCTTGGGGAAATGCACCTGGTGCAGTAGCTAACAGGGTAGCTTTAGAAGCGTGCGTACAAGCTCGTAATGAAGGACGTGATCTTGCT------CGT---GAA------GGTAATGAAATTATTCGCGCAGCAGCTAAATGGAGT------CCAGAATTAGCCGCT---GCTTGT------GAA---GTATGGAAAGCAATCAAATTTGAC---TTCGATCCGGTAGAT
GBVD1908-11
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rbcL
1338
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-
-
View
GTTGGGTTTAAAGCAGGGGTTAAAGATTAC------------AAACTTACTTATTATACT---CCTGAGTACGAAACCAAAGATACTGATATCTTGGCAGCGTTCCGAGTAACTCCTCAACCTGGAGTCCCTCCTGAAGAAGCAGGAGCTGCAGTAGCGGCGGAATCTTCT---ACTGGTACATGGACA---ACTGTTTGGACTGATGGA---CTTACCAGTCTTGATCGTTACAAAGGGCGATGCTATCATATCGAACCTGTTGCTGGAGAAGAA---AATCAATATATTGCCTATATAGCTTATCCTTTAGACCTTTTCGAAGAA---GGTTCTGTT---ACTAACATGTTTACT---TCCATTGTAGGTAATGTATTT---GGTTTCAAAGCCTTACGA---GCTCTACGCTTG---GAAGACTTACGA---ATTCCTCCTGCTTATTCAAAAACT---TTCCAAGGTCCA---CCTCACGGTATC---CAAGCTGAAAGAGAT---------AAG------TTGAAC---------------AAG---TAT---GGTCGTCCTCTATTGGGATGTACTATT---AAACCAAAA---TTGGGATTA---TCC---GCAAAGAATTACGGT---AGAGCA---TGTTATGAATGTCTACGTGGTGGACTTGATTTTACCAAAGAT------------------------GAT---------------------GAAAACGTAAACTCACAACCATTTATGCGTTGGAGAGATCGTTTC---TTG---TTC------------------------------------------------------------TGTGCCGAAGCA---ATTTATAAAGCACAAGCCGAA---ACAGGT---GAAATCAAAGGGCACTACTTGAATGCTACTGCAGGTACA---TCTGAAGAAATGATCAAAAGAGCAGTATTT---GCT---AGAGAATTA------GGAGTTCCTATCATCATGCATGACTACATAACT------GGGGGATTCACT------------GCAAATACTAGTTTGTCTTTTTATTGCCGTGAT---AAT------GGTCTACTTCTG---CACATC---CACCGCGCAATGCATGCAGTTATT------------GAT------AGACAGAAAAACCATGGTATTCATTTCCGTGTACTAGCTAAAGCATTA---CGTATGTCTGGTGGAGATCATATTCACTCTGGTACAGTAGTA---GGTAAACTGGAA------GGTGAGCGTGAGATGACTTTAGGTTTTGTTGATTTACTACGTGATGATTATATTGAAAAAGAT---CGTAGCCGTGGTATCTTTTTC------ACTCAAGATTGG---GTCTCTATGCCT---GGTGTT---ATACCTGTGGCTTCAGGGGGTATCCATGTTTGG---------------CATATG------CCTGCTTTG---ACCGAAATCTTTGGAGAT---GATTCTGTACTTCAATTTGGTGGCGGAACCTTAGGACACCCTTGGGGAAATGCACCTGGTGCAGTAGCTAACAGGGTAGCTTTAGAAGCGTGCGTACAAGCTCGTAATGAAGGACGTGATCTTGCT------CGT---GAA------GGTAATGAAATTATTCGCGCAGCAGCTAAATGGAGT------CCAGAATTAGCC------------------------------------------------------------------
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