Commelina virginica Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 1: 61. 1762.

"Habitat in Virginia." RCN: 350.

Lectotype (Hunt in McVaugh, Fl. Novo-Galiciana 13: 145. 1993): Herb. Linn. No. 65.7 (LINN) .

Current name: Commelina virginica L. ( Commelinaceae).