| Family | Cyperaceae |
| Scientific name | Cyperus papyrus L. |
| Synonyms | Chlorocyperus papyrus (L.) Rikli; Cyperus papyraceus Crantz; Cyperus papyrus L. subsp. antiquorum (Willdenow) Chiovenda; Cyperus papyrus L. var. antiquorum (Willdenow) C. B. Clarke; Papyrus antiquorum Willdenow; Papyrus domesticus Poiret |
| Common name | (English common name) Egyptian paper rush, Egyptian paper reed, papyrus |
| (Japanese common name) kami-gayaturi [paper rush], papyrust | |
| Distribution | Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Cameroon, Zaire, Benin, Nigeria, Senegal, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa |
| Reference | Cyperus papyrus L. |
| Cyperus papyrus L. |
| May 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
May 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |