Benjuí
Nut grass, cyperus

Cyperus rotundus

Plutarch's cyperus: a sedge whose aromatic tubers were a staple of Egyptian kyphi and are still an incense material in India and Arabia.

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Cyperus rotundus
FamilyCyperaceae
OrderPoales
HabitSedge with aromatic tubers
GBIF occurrence records33,201

Materials

Origins

Recorded in (top countries)

  • United States 3,645
  • Spain 3,062
  • Taiwan 2,211
  • Pakistan 1,949
  • Portugal 1,558
  • Brazil 1,502
  • Japan 1,395
  • Australia 1,278

Data: PubChem, GBIF (retrieved 2026-09-09); descriptions by Benjuí.