Cenchrus brownii Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg. 2: 258. 1817 sec. Dávila & al. 2018
- =Cenchrus inflexus R. Br., Prodr. 1: 195. 1810 syn. sec. Dávila & al. 2006
- =Cenchrus viridis Spreng., Syst. Veg. 1: 301. 1824 syn. sec. Dávila & al. 2006
- =Cenchrus dactylolepis Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 109. 1854 syn. sec. Dávila & al. 2006
- =Cenchrus echinatus var. viridis (Spreng.) Spreng., Fl. Brit. W. I.: 556. 1864 syn. sec. Dávila & al. 2006
- =Cenchrus rigidus Willd. ex Döll, Fl. Bras. 2(2): 310. 1877 syn. sec. Dávila & al. 2006
- =Cenchrus viridis var. macrocephalus Döll, Fl. Bras. 2(2): 310. 1877 syn. sec. Dávila & al. 2006