| Commelinaceae Mirb., 1804 |
| Commelinantia Tharp, 1922 |
| Commelinantia pringlei (S. Watson) Tharp, 1924 |
| Commelinoideae Eaton, 1836 |
| Commelinopsis Pichon, 1946 |
| Commelinopsis glabrata D.R. Hunt, 1981 |
| Commelinopsis rufipes (Seub.) D.R. Hunt, 1981 |
| Cymbispatha Pichon, 1946 |
| Cymbispatha commelinoides (Schult. & Schult. f.) Pichon, 1946 |
| Cymbispatha commelinoides var. glabrata (G. Brückn.) Rohweder, 1956 |
| Cymbispatha commelinoides var. rotundifolia (C.B. Clarke) Rohweder, 1956 |
| Cymbispatha geniculata (Vell.) Pichon, 1946 |
| Cymbispatha plusiantha (Standl.) Rohweder, 1956 |
| Descantaria Schltdl., 1854 |
| Descantaria amplexicaulis (Klotzsch ex C.B. Clarke) G. Brückn., 1927 |
| Descantaria angustifolia (B.L. Rob.) G. Brückn., 1927 |
| Descantaria balbisii Hassk. ex C.B. Clarke, 1881 |
| Descantaria cumanensis (Kunth) Schltdl. ex G. Brückn., 1927 |
| Descantaria disgrega (Kunth) G. Brückn., 1927 |
| Descantaria elongata (G. Mey.) G. Brückn., 1927 |