Sinônimos: Mitracarpus bakeri, Mitracarpus diffusus, Mitracarpus pallidus, Mitracarpus pilosus, Mitracarpus scaber, Mitracarpus senegalensis, Mitracarpus simplex, Mitracarpus stylosus, Mitracarpus torresianus, Mitracarpus verticillatus, Mitracarpus villosus, Spermacoce cephalotes, Spermacoce crassifolia, Spermacoce declinata, Spermacoce diffusa, Spermacoce gracilis, Spermacoce hirta, Spermacoce stylosa, Spermacoce villosa, Staurospermum verticillatum, Borreria ferruginea, Borreria remotifolia, Diodia villosa, Mitracarpus diffusus.