Alternanthera pungens Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. (quarto ed.) 2(7): 206. 1817. (Feb. 1818) sec. Ramírez & al. 2010
- =Achyranthes repens L., Sp. Pl. 1: 205. 1753 syn. sec. The Plant List 2013
- =Alternanthera achyrantha (L.) R. Br., Prodr. 417. 1810 syn. sec. The Plant List 2013