Cyperus papyrus Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 47. 1753.

"Habitat in Calabria, Sicilia, Syria, Aegypto." RCN: 399.

Lectotype (Simpson in Cafferty & Jarvis in Taxon 53: 179. 2004): Herb. Linn. No. 15: Papyrus (UPS) .

Current name: Cyperus papyrus L. ( Cyperaceae).