heterotypic synonyms:
Commelina auriculata E. Meyer; Commelina caerulea Salisb.; Commelina caripensis Kunth; Commelina deficiens Herb.; Commelina deficiens Hook.; Commelina hirtella Vahl; Commelina longifolia Michx.; Commelina truncata Willd.;
protologue: Sp. Pl., ed. 2 1: 61 (1763)
1 267406 Commelina virginica L.T. Meehan, Native Fl. Ferns U.S., ser. 2, vol. 1 : p. 117, t. 29 (1880) [A. Lunzer]
1 267406 Commelina virginica L.A. Lounsberry, E. Rowan, Southern wild flowers and trees: p. 39, t. 13 (1901) [E. Rowan]
266912Commelina virginicaL. var. variegatis [Commelina deficiens Hook. var. variegatis]
L.B. Van Houtte, Fl. Serres, vol. 18 (Annales Générales d’Horticulture): (1845)
5 267406 Commelina virginica L.W. Curtis, Bot. Mag., vol. 53 : t. 2644 (1826) [W. Herbert]