Cyperus giganteus

Piripiri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Cyperus
Species:	C. giganteus
Binomial name
Cyperus giganteus Vahl
Synonyms [1]
Papyrus giganteus(Vahl) Schrad. ex Nees Chlorocyperus giganteus(Vahl) Palla Cyperus berteroiKunth Cyperus densiflorusRchb. ex Kunth Cyperus princepsKunth Papyrus elegansSchrad. ex Nees Papyrus odoratusWilld. ex Nees Papyrus spectabilisSchrad. ex Nees Cyperus conspicuusSteud. Cyperus elatusGriseb.

Cyperus giganteus (also known as piripiri) is a perennial herbaceous plant. ^[2] It belongs to the genus Cyperus . Its native range extends from Jalisco in west-central Mexico as far south as Uruguay, and also grows on some islands in the Caribbean (Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and Trinidad). The species is sparingly naturalized in eastern Texas and southern Louisiana. ^{[1] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

Description

This species resembles the common papyrus Cyperus papyrus but has a much smaller umbel. It grows up to 4.5 m (15 ft) height. ^[8]

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. "Useful Tropical Plants".
3. Tucker, G. C. 1994. Revision of the Mexican species of Cyperus (Cyperaceae). Systematic Botany Monographs 43: 1–213.
4. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-08-20.. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
5. Funk, V. A., P. E. Berry, S. Alexander, T. H. Hollowell & C. L. Kelloff. 2007. Checklist of the Plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 55: 1–584
6. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
7. Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map
8. Nash, Helen; Stroup, Steve (1998). Plants for Water Gardens. New York: Sterling Publishing Co. p. 149.

• "Cyperus giganteus". Germplasm Resources Information Network . Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.