紙莎草

Cyperus papyrus L.

科名:‎莎草科(Cyperaceae)

屬名:莎草屬(Cyperus)

原產地:原產尼羅河及幼發拉底河流域。紙莎草的分布遍及在沼澤、淺水湖和溪畔等非洲的潮濕部分,但在尼羅河三角洲已逐漸變得稀少。現今它的野生分布存在於剛果、馬達加斯加島、烏干達、衣索匹亞和西西里島。

分布:園藝栽培作觀賞綠化美化用。

Origin: Originated from the Nile and Euphrates river basins. Papyrus is distributed throughout the wet parts of Africa such as swamps, shallow lakes and creeks, but it has gradually become scarce in the Nile Delta. Today its wild distribution exists in Congo, Madagascar, Uganda, Ethiopia and Sicily.

Distribution: Horticultural cultivation for ornamental greening and beautification.