Saurauia scabrida Hemsl., Diagn. Pl. Nov. Mexic. 1: 3. 1878 sec. Kelly 2011
- =Saurauia nelsonii Rose in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 8(1): 52. 1903 syn. sec. González-Espinosa & al. 2011
- =Saurauia selerorum var. pseudonelsonii Buscal. in Malpighia 25(1): 8-9. 1912 syn. sec. The Plant List 2013