Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Commelina axillaris in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 42.
today: The current name for this species is Cyanotis axillaris (L.) Sweet
original Latin diagnosis
Commelina corollis aequalibus, floribus sessilibus, foliis linearibus.
English translation
Commelina with corollas equal; with flowers sessile; [and] with leaf blades linear.
| Commelina | Commelina |
| with corollas | corollis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun corolla, -ae |
| equal; | aequalibus - ablative plural feminine of group B adjective aequalis, -is, -e; modifies corollis |
| with flowers | floribus - ablative plural of third declension masculine noun flos, floris |
| sessile; | sessilibus - ablative plural masculine of group B adjective sessilis, -is, -e; modifies floribus |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| linear. | linearibus - ablative plural neuter of group B adjective linearis, -is, -e; modifies foliis |