Jerarquía taxonómica:
Poaceae → Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn., 1788

Familia:
Poaceae

Autor:
(L.) Gaertn., 1788

Sinónimos:
Eleusine distachya Nees, 1829
Eleusine distans Moench, 1794
Eleusine glabra Schumach., 1827
Eleusine gonantha Schrank, 1824
Eleusine gouini E. Fourn., 1886
Eleusine inaequalis E. Fourn., 1885
Cynodon indicus (L.) Raspail, 1825
Cynosurus indicus L., 1753
Eleusine rigidifolia E. Fourn., 1885
Eleusine textilis Welw., 1868
Eleusine indica var. major E. Fourn., 1886
Eleusine indica var. sandaensis Vanderyst, 1920