Commelina cristata Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 42. 1753.

"Habitat in Zeylona." RCN: 2289.

Basionym of: Tradescantia cristata (L.) L. (1767) .

Lectotype (Faden in Dassanayake & Clayton, Revised Handb. Fl. Ceylon 14: 123. 2000): Herb. Hermann 5: 152, No. 32 [icon] (BM) .

Current name: Cyanotis cristata (L.) D. Don ( Commelinaceae).

Note: Mathew (in Bosser & al., Fl. Mascareignes 186: 2. 1978) indicated 406.4 (LINN) as type but this collection lacks the relevant Species Plantarum number (i.e. “9”) and was a post-1753 addition to the herbarium, and is not original material for the name.