Paspalum L. (Gramineae: Paniceae) has 14 species in Malesia, 5 of which are cultivated only. In the P. scrobiculatum-complex 5 varieties have been distinguished. One of these (from Africa) needed a new name: var. lanceolatum Koning & Sosef, another (from Southeast Asia) a new combination: var. horneri (Henr.) Koning & Sosef.