Beaucarnea gracilis Lem. in Ill. Hort. 8: misc. 61. 1861 sec. Rojas-Piña & al. 2014
- =Beaucarnea oedipus Rose in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 10: 88. t. 23. 1906 syn. sec. Espejo-Serna & López-Ferrari 2008
- =Nolina histrix Trel. in Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 50: 430. 1911 syn. sec. Trelease 1911
- =Dasylirion gracile (Lem.) J.F. Macbr. in Contr. Gray Herb., n. s., 56: 17. 1918 syn. sec. Espejo-Serna & López-Ferrari 2008
- =Nolina gracilis (Lem.) Cif. & Giacom., Nomencl. Fl. Ital. 1: 136. 1950 syn. sec. Espejo-Serna & López-Ferrari 2008