Cyperus pumilus Linnaeus, Centuria II Plantarum: 6. 1756.
"Habitat in India." RCN: 395.
Lectotype (Kukkonen in Cafferty & Jarvis in Taxon 53: 179. 2004): Herb. Linn. No. 70.34, right specimen (LINN) .
Current name: Pycreus pumilus (L.) Nees ( Cyperaceae).
Note: Kukkonen provides a review of the typification of this name.