Elegia juncea Linnaeus, Mantissa Plantarum Altera: 297. 1771.

"Habitat ad Cap. b. spei. Koenig." RCN: 7396.

Replaced synonym of: Restio elegia L. (1774), nom. illeg.

Neotype (Linder in Bothalia 15: 424. 1985): Herb. Linn. No. 1164a.4 (LINN) .

Generitype of Elegia Linnaeus.

Current name: Elegia juncea L. ( Restionaceae).