Synonyms: Cyperus breviculmis (heterotypic); Cyperus commutatus; Cyperus distans var. major; Cyperus divergens (heterotypic); Cyperus gymnoleptus; Cyperus laxiusculus; Cyperus leucolepis (heterotypic); Cyperus nitens; Cyperus nitens patens; Cyperus nitens var. muticus; Cyperus nitens var. patens; Cyperus obstinatus; Cyperus patens; Cyperus pulvinatus; Cyperus pumilis var. patens; Cyperus pumilis var. punctatus (heterotypic); Cyperus pumilus f. borneensis; Cyperus pumilus f. gracilis; Cyperus pumilus f. patens; Cyperus pumilus gracilis; Cyperus pumilus leucolepis; Cyperus pumilus nervulosus; Cyperus pumilus patens; Cyperus pumilus prorepens; Cyperus pumilus punctatus; Cyperus pumilus var. leucolepis; Cyperus pumilus var. mutica; Cyperus pumilus var. patens; Cyperus pumilus var. prorepens; Cyperus pumilus var. punctatus; Cyperus punctatus (heterotypic); Cyperus pusillus; Cyperus pygmaeus (heterotypic); Cyperus strictus (heterotypic); Cyperus terminalis (homotypic); Cyperus truncatulus; Dichostylis nitens; Dichostylis patens; Juncellus leucolepis; Juncellus pumilus; Pycreus bolei; Pycreus lancelotii; Pycreus nitens; Pycreus nitens f. gracilis; Pycreus nitens gracilis; Pycreus palghattensis; Pycreus patens; Pycreus pulvinatus; Pycreus pumilus (homotypic); Pycreus pumilus patens; Pycreus pumilus punctatus; Pycreus pumilus var. patens; Pycreus pumilus var. punctatus; Pycreus punctatus