Schoenus bulbosus Linnaeus, Mantissa Plantarum Altera: 178. 1771.
"Habitat ad Cap. b. spei." RCN: 369.
Lectotype (Archer in Cafferty & Jarvis in Taxon 53: 179. 2004): Herb. Linn. No. 68.14 (LINN) .
Current name: Ficinia bulbosa (L.) Nees ( Cyperaceae).