Synonyms: Chaetospora pterocarpa; Chaetospora pterosperma; Dichromena barbata (homotypic); Diplochaete guianensis; Eleocharis macrostylis; Haplostylis bahiensis; Haplostylis barbata (homotypic); Haplostylis barbata var. humboldtii; Haplostylis humboldtii; Isoschoenus barbatus (homotypic); Pterotheca vahlii; Rhynchospora bahiensis; Rhynchospora barbata var. bahiensis; Rhynchospora barbata var. glabra; Rhynchospora ciliatifolia; Rhynchospora globosa (heterotypic); Rhynchospora hamiltonii; Rhynchospora heterocaulis; Rhynchospora heterocaulis var. heterolepis; Rhynchospora macrostylis; Rhynchospora pterocarpa; Schoenus barbatus (heterotypic); Schoenus globosus (heterotypic); Schoenus hemisphaericus (homotypic); Schoenus monocephalus (homotypic); Schoenus pterocarpus; Scirpus macrostylis; Scleria barbata (heterotypic)
