Scirpus cyperoides Linnaeus, Mantissa Plantarum Altera: 181. 1771.

"Habitat in India orientali. Koenig." RCN: 427.

Lectotype (Gordon-Gray in Strelitzia 2: 136. 1995): Herb. Linn. No. 71.42 (LINN) .

Current name: Mariscus sumatrensis (Retz.) J. Raynal ( Cyperaceae).