Synonyms: Dufourea alternifolia; Dufourea boryi; Dufourea hypnoides; Dufourea thouarsii; Dufourea trifaria (homotypic); Heterotristicha schroederi; Philocrena pusilla; Podostemum dregeanum; Potamobryon concinnum; Potamobryon laxum; Potamobryon patulum; Tristicha alternifolia (heterotypic); Tristicha alternifolia sambesiaca; Tristicha bryoides; Tristicha concinna; Tristicha dregeana; Tristicha fontinaloides (homotypic); Tristicha hypnoides; Tristicha philocrena; Tristicha tlatlayana (homotypic); Tristicha trifaria tlatlayana