Scleria distans Poir., Encycl. 7: 4. 1806 sec. González-Elizondo & al. 2018
- =Hypoporum humile Nees in Linnaea 9: 303. 1834 syn. sec. Diego & González 2008
- =Hypoporum interruptum (Michx.) Torr., Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 3. 382-384. 1836 syn. sec. Diego & González 2008
- =Scleria cenchroides Kunth, Enum. pl. 2: 352. 1837 syn. sec. Diego & González 2008
- =Scleria mollis Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd., Enum. pl. 2: 352. 1837 syn. sec. Diego & González 2008
- =Scleria nutans Willd. ex Kunth, Enum. pl. 2: 351-352. 1837 syn. sec. Diego & González 2008
- =Hypoporum nutans (Willd. ex Kunth) Nees, Fl. bras. 2 parte 1: 170. 1842 syn. sec. Diego & González 2008
- =Scleria michauxii Chapm., Fl. South. U. S.: 532. 1860 syn. sec. Diego & González 2008
- =Scleria hirtella var. pauciciliata Britton in Ann. New York Acad. Sci. 3: 236. 1885 syn. sec. Diego & González 2008
- =Scleria humilis Britton in Ann. New York Acad. Sci. 3: 235. 1885 syn. sec. Diego & González 2008