Commelina spirata Linnaeus, Mantissa Plantarum Altera: 176. 1771.

"Habitat in India orientali ad rivulos locis humentibus. König 56." RCN: 354.

Lectotype (Faden in Dassanayake & Clayton, Revised Handb. Fl. Ceylon 14: 157. 2000): Herb. Linn. No. 65.15 (LINN) .

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