Commelina spirata Linnaeus , Mantissa Plantarum Altera : 176. 1771 Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part C) Jarvis, Charlie 44LNL (L.) Linnaeus 1771 Liliopsida Commelinaceae Murdannia Plantae Commelinales Tracheophyta species spirata      Commelina spirataLinnaeus,  Mantissa Plantarum Altera: 176. 1771.  "Habitat in India orientali ad rivulos locis humentibus. Koenig56." RCN: 354.    Lectotype(Faden in Dassanayake & Clayton, Revised Handb. Fl. Ceylon14: 157. 2000): Herb. Linn. No. 65.15 ( LINN). 2612072924 LINN 65.15 lectotype