Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 54, pl. 11, f. 4. 1812 sec. Dávila & al. 2018
- =Tristegis glutinosa Nees, Horae Phys. Berol.: 47, 54. 1820 syn. sec. Dávila & al. 2006
- =Panicum melinis Trin. in Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 3,1(2-3): 291. 1834 syn. sec. Dávila & al. 2006
- =Agrostis polypogon Salzm. ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 178. 1854 syn. sec. Dávila & al. 2006
- =Muhlenbergia brasiliensis Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 177. 1854 syn. sec. Dávila & al. 2006
- =Panicum melinis var. inerme Döll, Fl. Bras. 2(2): 242. 1877 syn. sec. Dávila & al. 2006
- =Melinis minutiflora var. glutinosa (Nees) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 356. 1898 syn. sec. Dávila & al. 2006
- =Melinis minutiflora var. inodora Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 356. 1898 syn. sec. Dávila & al. 2006
- =Melinis minutiflora var. inermis (Döll) Rendle, Cat. Afr. Pl. 2(1): 200. 1899 syn. sec. Dávila & al. 2006
- =Melinis minutiflora f. inermis (Döll) Stapf & C.E. Hubb., Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 932. 1930 syn. sec. Dávila & al. 2006