Cyperus giganteus Vahl is a plant in the Cyperaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Cyperus giganteus Vahl

Cyperus giganteus Vahl is a plant that resembles common papyrus, has a smaller umbel, and grows up to 4.5 m tall.

Family

Cyperaceae

Genus

Cyperus

Order

Poales

Class

Liliopsida

About Cyperus giganteus Vahl

Cyperus giganteus Vahl resembles the common papyrus plant Cyperus papyrus. This species produces a much smaller umbel than Cyperus papyrus, and can grow up to 4.5 meters, or 15 feet, tall.

Photo: (c) Gustavo Marino, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Gustavo Marino · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae › Cyperus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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