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

"Habitat in Aethiopia." RCN: 347.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. A. van Royen No. 899.258-286 (L); Herb. Linn. No. 17.19 (S); Herb. Linn. No. 65.10 (LINN) .

Current name: Commelina africana L. ( Commelinaceae).

Note: Brenan (in Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 5: 203. 1964) treated 65.3 (LINN) as the type but this collection lacks the relevant Species Plantarum number (i.e. “2”) and was a post-1753 addition to the herbarium, and is not original material for the name.