Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Sedge or Rush
Fruits, Trees
Origin
-
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
Types
Mexican Papyrus, Dwarf Papyrus, Giant Papyrus
Feronia limonia, Limonia acidissima
Number of Varieties
81
0
40000
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Habitat
Moist Soils, tropical environments, Tropical regions, Wet ground, Wet lands
Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-12-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
-
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
-
Habit
Clump-Forming
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm800.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
50.00 cm900.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Sandy Brown
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Brown
Greyish Brown, Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Autumn
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Rich
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
Late Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Stem Planting
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering
Do not water excessively
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Rich
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Flying insects, Hummingbirds
-
Allergy
-
Gastric
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Good Cleanser
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Heals minor burns, Wounds
Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Snakebite
Part of Plant Used
Stem
Fruits
Other Uses
Constructing Boats, Used as fuel, Used in paper industry
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Water Gardens
Edible, Fruit Tree
Botanical Name
CYPERUS 'Wild Spike'
Limonia acidissima
Common Name
Papyrus, Wild Spike Cyperus
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
In Hindi
पेपिरस संयंत्र
कबिट
In German
Papyrus-Pflanze
Indischer Holzapfel
In French
usine papyrus
Kawista
In Spanish
planta del papiro
Kawista
In Greek
πάπυρο
γλυκό ασβέστη
In Portuguese
planta do papiro
Limonia
In Polish
Papyrus roślin
Feronia słoniowa
In Latin
cHARTA
dulcis ad cinerem
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Agaricomycetes
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Sapindales
Family
Cyperaceae
Rutaceae
Genus
Cyperus
Limonia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Cariceae
Citreae
Subfamily
Cyperoideae
Aurantioideae
Number of Species
81
1
27800
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