Tradescantia axillaris (Linnaeus) Linnaeus, Mantissa Plantarum Altera: 321. 1771.

["Habitat in India."] Sp. Pl. 1: 42 (1753). RCN: 2288.

Basionym: Commelina axillaris L. (1753) .

Lectotype (Faden in Dassanayake & Clayton, Revised Handb. Fl. Ceylon 14: 119. 2000): [icon] "Ephemerum Phalangoides Maderaspatanum minimum, secundum caulem quasi ex utriculis floridium" in Plukenet, Phytographia: t. 174, f. 3. 1692; Almag. Bot.: 135. 1696. - Voucher: Herb. Sloane 96: 16 (BM-SL) .

Current name: Cyanotis axillaris (L.) Sweet ( Commelinaceae).