Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Cyperus papyrus in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 47.
today: The current name for this species is Cyperus papyrus L.
original Latin diagnosis
Cyperus culmo triquetro nudo, umbella simplici foliosa, pedunculis simplicissimis distiche spicatis.
English translation
Cyperus with the culm three-angled [and] naked; with an umbel simple [and] leafy; with peduncles very simple [and] distichously spicate.
| Cyperus | Cyperus |
| with the culm | culmo - ablative singular of second declension masculine noun culmus, -i |
| three-angled | triquetro - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective triquetrus, -a, -um; modifies culmo |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| naked; | nudo - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective seminudus, -a, -um; modifies culmo |
| with an umbel | umbella - ablative singular of first declension feminine noun umbella, -ae |
| simple | simplici - ablative singular feminine of group B adjective simplex, simplex, simplex; modifies umbella |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| foliose; | foliosa - ablative singular feminine of group A adjective foliosus, -a, -um |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with peduncles | pedunculis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun pedunculus, -i |
| very simple | simplicissimis - ablative plural masculine of superlative degree of group B adjective simplex, simplex, simplex; modifies pedunculis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| distichously | distiche - adverb |
| spicate. | spicatis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective spicatus, -a, -um; modifies pedunculis |