Aira indica Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 63; Species Plantarum 2: 1231. 1753.

"Habitat in India ." RCN: 485.

Basionym of: Panicum indicum (L.) L. (1771), nom. illeg.; P. conglomeratum L. (1771) .

Neotype (Renvoize in Cafferty & al. in Taxon 49: 244. 2000): Sri Lanka. Sabaragamuwa Province, Ratnagsura District, 22 Oct 1974, Davidse 7871 (K; iso- MO).

Current name: Sacciolepis indica (L.) Chase ( Poaceae).

Note: Specific epithet corrected to “indicum” [sic] from “spicata” in Errata of Sp. Pl. 2: 1231 (1753).