Fimbristylis acuminata VAHL in En. 2: 285. 1806
- ≡F. rhyticarya F.v.M. in Fragm. 1: 215. 1859
- ≡Iriha acuminata O.K. in Rev. Gen. Pl. 2: 751. 1891
- ≡F. setacea (non BENTH.) Clarke in Fl. Br. Ind. 6: 632. 1893
- ≡F. nutans var. minor CAMUS in Fl. Gén. I.-C. 7: 96. 1912