The recently published name Isolepis tenella (L. f) Muasya & D. A. Simpson is illegitimate, because there exists an earlier homonym. A new name, I. levynsiana Muasya & D. A. Simpson, is proposed for Cyperus tenellus.

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Muthama Muasya, A., Simpson, D. A., & Smets, E. (2007). Isolepis levynsiana, a New Name for Cyperus tenellus (Cyperaceae). Novon, 17(1), 59–59. doi:10.3417/1055-3177(2007)17[59:ILANNF]2.0.CO;2