= Cyananthus dolichosceles Marquand; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1924: 250 (1924)
= Cyananthus incanus subsp. orientalis K.K.Shrestha; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 35(5): 407 (1997)
= Cyananthus incanus subsp. petiolatus (Franch.) D.Y.Hong & L.M.Ma; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 29(1): 44-45 (1991)
= Cyananthus incanus var. bicolor Cowan; New Fl. & Silva 10: 185 (1938)
= Cyananthus incanus var. decumbens Y.S.Lian; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 17(3): 122-123 (1979)
= Cyananthus incanus var. nudicalyx Cowan; New Fl. & Silva 10: 185 (1938)
= Cyananthus incanus var. parvus C.Marquand; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1924(6): 252 (1924)
= Cyananthus neglectus C.Marquand; Bot. Mag. 147, t. 8909 (1938)
= Cyananthus petiolatus Franch.; Bull. Annuel Soc. Philom. Paris, Sér. 8, 3: 147 (1891)
= Cyananthus petiolatus var. minor (C.Y.Wu) S.H.Huang; , Fl. Yunnan. 5: 462 (1991), without basionym ref.
= Cyananthus petiolatus var. pallidocoeruleus C.Y.Wu; Yunnan Trop. Subtrop. Fl. Res. Rep. 1: 89 (1965)
= Cyananthus petiolatus var. pilifolius (C.Y.Wu) Y.S.Lian; Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 73(2): 21 (1983)
= Cyananthus pilifolius C.Y.Wu; Yunnan Trop. Subtrop. Fl. Res. Rep. 1: 87, pl. 21, f. 4 (1965)
= Cyananthus pilifolius f. leiocalyx C.Y.Wu; Yunnan Trop. Subtrop. Fl. Res. Rep. 1: 88 (1965), nom. illeg.
= Cyananthus pilifolius var. minor C.Y.Wu; Yunnan Trop. Subtrop. Fl. Res. Rep. 1: 89, pl. 32, f. 1 (1965)
= Cyananthus pilifolius var. pallidocoeruleus C.Y.Wu; Yunnan Trop. Subtrop. Fl. Res. Rep. 1: 89, pl. 32, f. 2 (1965)