Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 271 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(J.) v.v."

Poiret, J.L.M. in Lamarck, J.-B.P.A. de M. de & Poiret, J.L.M. (23 October 1811), Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique Suppl. 2(1): 324 [basionym]

basionym of: Commelina affinis (R.Br.) Poir. legitimate

Roemer, J.J. & Schultes, J.A. (1817), Systema Vegetabilium Edn. 16, 1: 542 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Commelina affinis (R.Br.) Poir. legitimate

Clarke, C.B. in Candolle, A.L.P.P. & Candolle, A.C.P. (1881), Commelinaceae. Monographiae Phanerogamarum 3: 206 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Australia; in ora septentrionali (R. Brown n. 5738; ...)"

Clarke, C.B. in Candolle, A.L.P.P. & Candolle, A.C.P. (1881), Commelinaceae. Monographiae Phanerogamarum 3: 206 [basionym]

basionym of: Aneilema gramineum var. affinis (R.Br.) C.B.Clarke legitimate

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 510 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Aneilema gramineum var. affinis (R.Br.) C.B.Clarke legitimate

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

orthographic variant: Aneilema affine Domin orth. var.

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Commelina affinis (R.Br.) Poir. legitimate

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