Brachiaria mutica (Forssk.) Stapf, Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 526. 1919 sec. Carnevali, F. G., Tapia-Muñoz, J. L., Duno de Stefano, R. & Ramírez Morillo, I. M. (Eds. Grales.) 2010
- =Panicum muticum Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 20. 1775 syn. sec. The Plant List 2013
- =Panicum numidianum Lam., Tabl. Encycl. 1: 172. 1791 syn. sec. The Plant List 2013
- =Panicum purpurascens Raddi, Agrostogr. Bras.: 47. 1823 syn. sec. The Plant List 2013
- =Panicum barbinode Trin., Sp. Gram. 3: t. 318. 1832 syn. sec. The Plant List 2013
- =Panicum guadaloupense Spreng. ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 61. 1853 syn. sec. The Plant List 2013
- =Panicum pictigluma Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 73. 1853 syn. sec. The Plant List 2013
- =Panicum equinum Salzm. ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 67. 1854 syn. sec. The Plant List 2013
- =Panicum paraguayense Steud. ex Döll, Fl. Bras. 2(2): 189. 1877 syn. sec. The Plant List 2013
- =Brachiaria numidiana (Lam.) Henrard in Blumea 3(3): 434. 1940 syn. sec. The Plant List 2013
- =Brachiaria purpurascens (Raddi) Henrard in Blumea 3(3): 434. 1940 syn. sec. The Plant List 2013