Sporobolus pyramidalis P. Beauv., Fl. Oware 2: 36, t. 80. 1816 sec. Carnevali, F. G., Tapia-Muñoz, J. L., Duno de Stefano, R. & Ramírez Morillo, I. M. (Eds. Grales.) 2010
- =Agrostis owariensis Roem. & Schult., Mant. 199. 1824, nom. illeg. syn. sec. The Plant List 2013
- =Sporobolus jacquemontii Kunth, Révis. Gramin. 2: 427. t. 127. 1831 syn. sec. The Plant List 2013
- =Vilfa jacquemontii (Kunth) Trin. in Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 6,4(1-2): 92. 1840 syn. sec. The Plant List 2013
- =Sporobolus indicus var. pyramidalis (P. Beauv.) Veldkamp in Blumea 35(2): 439. 1991 syn. sec. The Plant List 2013