(From a little round vessel, which its root is said to resemble). A plant with vitreous leaves, and triangular stalks, bearing tufts of flowers on their top, followed by a triangular seed.

Cyperus longus, odoratus, Lin. Sp. Pi. 67.

The Ordinary Sweet Cyperus, Or English Galangal.

It hath along slender root, crooked and knotted; on the outside of a blackish brown colour, and white within; grows in marshy places, and the English is equal to the foreign ones.

The root hath an agreeable aromatic smell, and a bitterish taste; both water and spirit take up its virtues: by distillation a very small quantity of essential oil is obtained. It is chiefly noticed for its astringency.

Cyperus rotundus, Lin. Sp. Pi. .67. Creticus, vel syriacus. Round rooted cyperus. The roots of this plant are about the size of walnuts, connected by fibres, rough, and rusty coloured on the outside, of a yellow white within. It is a native of the East Indies-and grows wild in some other countries. This sort is most noted for its aroma; but each species maybe used indifferently. Raii Hist.

Cyperus Americanus. Sec Sanctae helenae radix.

Cyperus longus odorus, etc. See Contrayerva.

Cyperus Niloticus vel syriacus. See Papyrus.