Jerarquía taxonómica:
Commelinaceae → Commelina erecta L., 1753

Familia:
Commelinaceae

Autor:
L., 1753

Sinónimos:
Commelina angustifolia Michx., 1803
Commelina crispa Wooton, 1898
Commelina elegans Kunth, 1815
Commelina nashii Small, 1903
Commelina swingleana Nash, 1895
Commelina erecta f. crispa (Wooton) Fernald, 1940
Commelina erecta var. typica Fernald, 1940
Commelina virginica var. angustifolia (Michx.) C.B. Clarke, 1881
Commelina erecta var. angustifolia (Michx.) Fernald, 1940
Commelina erecta var. crispa (Wooton) E.J. Palmer & Steyerm., 1938