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

"Habitat in India." RCN: 356.

Lectotype (Merrill & Dandy in Merrill in J. Arnold Arbor. 18: 64. 1937): Osbeck 2, Herb. Linn. No. 65.12 (LINN) .

Current name: Murdannia nudiflora (L.) Brenan ( Commelinaceae).

Note: See Hansen & Fox Maule (in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 67: 200. 1973) for comments on Osbeck material.