Cenchrus L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1049. 1753 sec. Soreng & al. 2015
- =Echinaria Fabr., Enum. [Fabr.]: 206. 1759 syn. sec. Valdés Reyna & Dávila 1995
- =Raram Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 35, 597. 1763 syn. sec. Valdés Reyna & Dávila 1995
- =Cenchropsis Nash, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 109, 1327. 1903 syn. sec. Valdés Reyna & Dávila 1995
- =Nastus Lunell in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 214. 1915 syn. sec. Valdés Reyna & Dávila 1995