Panicum indicum (Linnaeus) Linnaeus, Mantissa Plantarum Altera: 184. 1771, nom. illeg.

"Habitat ad villas et plateas Indiae orientalis. Koenig." RCN: 485.

Basionym: Aira indica L. (1753) .

Neotype (Renvoize in Cafferty & al. in Taxon 49: 244. 2000): Sri Lanka. Sabaragamuwa Province, Ratnagsura District, 22 Oct 1974, Davidse 7871 (K; iso- MO).

Current name: Sacciolepis indica (L.) Chase ( Poaceae).

Note: A later homonym of P. indicum Mill. (1768) and hence illegitimate. See also P. conglomeratum L. (1771) .