Commelina vaginata Linnaeus, Mantissa Plantarum Altera: 177. 1771.

"Habitat in India orientali. König.” RCN: 355.

Lectotype (Faden in Dassanayake & Clayton, Revised Handb. Fl. Ceylon 14: 165. 2000): Herb. Linn. No. 65.10 (LINN) .

Current name: Murdannia vaginata (L.) G. Brückn . ( Commelinaceae).