Potamogeton distinctus A.Benn. in J. Bot. 42: 72. 1904
- =Potamogeton digynus Wall., Numer. List: no. 5177. 1832
- =Potamogeton natans f. indicus Miq., Fl. Ind. Bat.: 597. 1861
- =Potamogeton malaianus var. tenuior Miq., Illus. Fl. Arch. Ind.: 47. 1870
- =Potamogeton oblongus auct. non Viv.: Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India: 566. 1894
- =Potamogeton indicus auct. non Roxb.: A.Benn. in Bull. Herb. Boiss. 4: 548. 1896
- =Potamogeton polygonifolius auct. non Pourr.: A.Benn. in Bull. Herb. Boiss. 4: 546. 1896
- =Potamogeton franchetii A.Benn. & Baagoe in J. Bot. 45: 234. 1907
- =Potamogeton perversus A.Benn. in Philipp. J. Sc. Bot. 9: 343. 1914