Cyperus laevigatus Linnaeus, Mantissa Plantarum Altera: 179. 1771.

"Habitat ad Cap. b. spei. I.G. Koenig." RCN: 377.

Lectotype (Tucker & McVaugh in McVaugh, Fl. Novo-Galiciana 13: 308. 1993): Herb. Linn. No. 70.13 (LINN) .

Current name: Cyperus laevigatus L. ( Cyperaceae).