Synonyms: Scleria atrosanguinea (homotypic); Scleria buchananii; Scleria buchananii var. laevinux; Scleria buchananii var. latifolia; Scleria bulbifera var. bulbifera; Scleria bulbifera var. hirsuta; Scleria bulbifera var. latifolia; Scleria bulbifera var. mechowiana; Scleria bulbifera var. pallidiflora; Scleria bulbifera var. schweinfurthiana; Scleria cenchroides (heterotypic); Scleria ferruginea (heterotypic); Scleria mechowiana; Scleria schliebenii; Scleria schliebenii var. ferruginea; Scleria schweinfurthiana; Scleria schweinfurthiana var. major; Scleria thomasiae; Scleria thomasii; Scleria verdickii