Basionym Name:Sphaeria cornuta Hoffm., Veg. Crypt. 1: 11, tab. 3: 1 (1787)
Homotypic synonyms:Clavaria cornuta (Hoffm.) Bull., Hist. Champ. Fr. (Paris) 1(1): 193, pl. 180 (1791)Hypoxylon cornutum (Hoffm.) Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. (London) 1: 512 (1821)Hypoxylon cornutum var. cornutum (Hoffm.) Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. (London) 1: 512 (1821)Xylaria cornuta (Hoffm.) J. Kickx f., FI. crypt. Louvain (Bruxelles): 118 (1835)Xylosphaera cornuta (Hoffm.) Dumort., Comment. bot. (Tournay): 92 (1822)