Commelina zanonia Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 41. 1753.

"Habitat in America Galliae aequinoctialis." RCN: 352.

Lectotype (Hunt in Davidse & al., Fl. Mesoamericana 6: 161. 1994): [icon] " Zanonia " in Plumier, Nov. Pl. Amer.: 38, t. 38. 1703.

Current name: Tradescantia zanonia (L.) Sw. ( Commelinaceae).