Rhynchospora brevirostris Griseb., Cat. Pl. Cub.: 246-247. 1866 sec. González-Elizondo & al. 2018
- =Dichromena pringlei (C.B. Clarke) Urbina, Cat. Pl. Mexic.: 371. 1897 syn. sec. Diego & González 2008
- =Rhynchospora clarkei Rose in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 10: 464. 1908 syn. sec. Diego & González 2008
- =Rhynchospora brevirostris var. clarkei (Rose) Kük. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 75: 287. 1951 syn. sec. Diego & González 2008