Burmannia biflora Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 287. 1753.

"Habitat in Virginiae paludosis." RCN: 2283.

Lectotype (Jonker in Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 51: 81. 1938): Clayton 248 (BM-000040295).

Current name: Burmannia biflora L. ( Burmanniaceae).