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'' in 1810. The specific epithet ''erythrocarpa'' is from ancient Greek and refers to the red seeds.Les Robinson – Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, page 289

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Plants described in 1810 Flora of New South Wales erythrocarpa {{Cyperaceae-stub