Eriocaulon quinquangulare Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 87. 1753.

"Habitat in India ." RCN: 731.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. Hermann 2: 21, No. 48 (BM); [icon] in Plukenet, Phytographia: t. 221, f. 7. 1692; Almag. Bot.: 336. 1696.

Current name: Eriocaulon quinquangulare L. ( Eriocaulaceae).