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

"Habitat in paludibus Jamaicae, Virginiae." RCN: 397.

Lectotype (Fernald & Griscom in Rhodora 37: 187. 1935): Kalm, Herb. Linn. No. 70.36 (LINN) .

Current name: Cyperus strigosus L. ( Cyperaceae).