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

"Habitat in India orientali. Koenig." RCN: 432.

Lectotype (Raynal in Adansonia, n.s., 8: 86. 1968): Herb. Linn. No. 71.49 (LINN) .

Current name: Rikliella squarrosa (L.) J. Raynal ( Cyperaceae).