Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Commelina tuberosa in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 41.
today: The current name for this species is Commelina tuberosa L.
original Latin diagnosis
Commelina corollis aequalibus, foliis ovato-lanceolatis subciliatis.
English translation
Commelina with corollas equal; with leaf blades ovate-lanceolate [and] somewhat ciliate.
| 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 leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| ovate-lanceolate | ovato-lanceolatis - ovato- (combining form of group A adjective ovatus, -a, -um) + lanceolatis (ablative plural neuter of group A adjective lanceolatus, -a, -um); modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| somewhat ciliate. | subciliatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective subciliatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |