Restio elegia Linnaeus, Systema Vegetabilium, ed. 13: 738. 1774, nom. illeg.

["Habitat ad Cap. b. spei. Koenig."] Mant. Pl. Alt.: 297 (1771). RCN: 7396.

Replaced synonym: Elegia juncea L. (1771) .

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

Current name: Elegia juncea L. ( Restionaceae).