Commelina tuberosa L., Sp. Pl.: 41. 1753 sec. Ulloa Ulloa & al. 2018
- =Commelina coelestis Willd., Enum. pl. 1: 69. 1809 syn. sec. Davidse & al. 1994
- =Commelina acuminata Kunth, Nov. gen. sp. 1: 258. 1815 syn. sec. Hassemer 2019
- =Commelina graminifolia Kunth, Nov. gen. sp. 1: 258. 1815 syn. sec. Hassemer 2019
- =Commelina stricta Bouché, Tabl. École Bot., ed. 3: 388. 1829 syn. sec. Tropicos 2013
- =Commelina linearis Benth., Pl. Hartw.: 27. 1840 syn. sec. Hassemer 2019
- =Commelina tuberosa var. inflata M. Martens & Galeotti in Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 9: 373. 1842 syn. sec. Espejo-Serna & López-Ferrari 2008
- =Commelina tuberosa var. nana M. Martens & Galeotti in Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 9: 373. 1842 syn. sec. Espejo-Serna & López-Ferrari 2008
- =Commelina linearis var. longispatha Torr., Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 224. 1859 syn. sec. Hassemer 2019
- =Commelina graminifolia var. stricta (Desf.) C.B. Clarke, Monogr. phan. 3: 152. 1881 syn. sec. Hassemer 2019
- =Commelina dianthifolia var. filiformis M.E. Jones in Contr. W. Bot. 12: 80. 1908 syn. sec. Hassemer 2019
- =Commelina coelestis f. albipetala Matuda, An. Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. Autón. Méx. 26: 339. 1956 syn. sec. ???
- =Commelina dianthifolia f. alba Matuda, An. Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. Autón. Méx. 26: 346-347. 1956 syn. sec. Hassemer 2019
- =Commelina dianthifolia var. longispatha (Torr.) Brashier in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 93: 13. 1966 syn. sec. Hassemer 2019