Based on morphological investigation of herbarium material, the binomina Herbertus grossispinus (Steph.) Fulf., H. oblongifolius (Steph.) Gradst. & Cleef, Schisma columbiae Steph., S. granatense Steph., S. lechleri Steph., S. striolatum Steph. and the nomen nudum Schisma durandii var. dissectum Herzog are placed in the synonymy of Herbertus sendtneri (Nees) Lindb.