ERAGROSTIS viscosa (Retz.) Trin. [family POACEAE], in Mém. Acad. Sci. Petersb., sér. 6, 1: 397 (1830); R.K.G.: 17 (1958); Ann. list Nyasaland grasses: 41 (1958); G.T.: 36 (1965); Clayton in F.W.T.A., ed. 2, 3: 386 (1972). Type: India, Malabar, Koenig (LD, holo.)
Poa viscosa Retz. [family POACEAE], Obs. Bot. 4: 20 (1786)
Eragrostis retinorrhea Steud. [family POACEAE], Syn. Pl. Glum. 1: 268 (1854). Type: Ethiopia, Tigre, Gapdia, Schimper 824 (K, iso. !)
Eragrostis strigosa Anderss. [family POACEAE], in Peters, Reise Mossamb., Bot. 1: 559 (1864); Piovano in Webbia 13: 308 (1957). Type: Mozambique, Peters (K, iso. !)
Eragrostis tenella (Retz.) Stapf var. viscosa [family POACEAE], in Hook, f., Fl. Brit. Ind. 7: 315 (1896)
Eragrostis transvaalensis Gand. [family POACEAE], in Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. 66: 299 (1920). Type: South Africa, Transvaal, Machaben, Schlechter 4659 (LY, holo. !, K, iso. !)
Eragrostis hirsutissima Peter [family POACEAE], F.D.O.-A. 1, Anh.: 103, t. 60/3 (1931). Types: Tanzania, Pare District, Lembeni to Kaili Mt., Peter 41625b & Dodoma, Peter 44427 (both B, syn. †)