Fimbristylis griffithii BOECK. in Flora 43: 241. 1860
- ≡F. aestivalis ß glaberrima BOECK. in Linnaea 37: 11. 1871
- ≡Fimbristylis aestivalis (non VAHL) Clarke in Fl. Br. Ind. 6: 637. 1893
- ≡Fimbristylis dichotoma (non VAHL) CAMUS in Fl. Gén. I.-C. 7: 102. 1912
- ≡Fimbristylis aestivalis f. glabra KÜK. in Bot. Jahrb. 59: 49. 1924