Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2629)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2532)
Class: Liliopsida (388)
Order: Commelinales (21)
Family: Commelinaceae (21)(family description)
Genus: Commelina (5)
Epithet: paludosa Blume (2)
Synonym: Commelina donii A.Dietr.
donii => in honor of David Don (1799-1841), Scottish botanist.
paludosa => marshy