Cyperus elatus Linnaeus, Centuria II Plantarum: 5. 1756.

"Habitat in India." RCN: 386.

Lectotype (Simpson in Cafferty & Jarvis in Taxon 53: 178. 2004): Herb. Linn. No. 70.22 (LINN) .

Current name: Cyperus elatus L. ( Cyperaceae).