| Embranchement | Monocotyledones |
| Famille | Cyperaceae A.L. Jussieu |
| Famille | Cyperaceae A.L. Jussieu |
| Genre | Machaerina M. Vahl |
| Synonymes |
Baumea C. Gaudichaud Cladium sect. Baumea (C. Gaudichaud) G. Bentham & J.D. Hooker Cladium sect. Vincentia (C. Gaudichaud) G. Bentham & J.D. Hooker Cladium subgen. Baumea (C. Gaudichaud) C.B. Clarke Cladium subgen. Machaerina (M. Vahl) C.B. Clarke Cladium subgen. Vincentia (C. Gaudichaud) C.B. Clarke Vincentia C. Gaudichaud |
| Type | Type : Machaerina restioides (O.P. Swartz) M. Vahl (Bas. : Schoenus restioides O.P. Swartz). |