Kunth, K.S. (1843), Enumeratio Plantarum Omnium Hucusque Cognitarum 4: 83 [tax. nov.]

Clarke, C.B. in Candolle, A.L.P.P. & Candolle, A.C.P. (1881), Commelinaceae. Monographiae Phanerogamarum 3: 295 [basionym]

basionym of: Tradescantia fluminensis var. tenella (Kunth) C.B.Clarke legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Tradescantia fluminensis var. tenella (Kunth) C.B.Clarke legitimate

Pellegrini, M.O.O. (2018), Wandering throughout South America: Taxonomic revision of Tradescantia subg. Austrotradescantia (D.R.Hunt) M.Pell. (Commelinaceae). Phytokeys 101: 74-80, Figs 28, 29 (map) [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Tradescantia fluminensis var. tenella (Kunth) C.B.Clarke legitimate

• Etymology: "The epithet “tenella” means “delicate”, “small”, probably making reference to its delicate appearance and also to the small portion available to Kunth when describing the species."

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