Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Liliopsida (397)
Order: Commelinales (22)
Family: Commelinaceae (22)(family description)
Genus: Pollia (2)
Epithet: secundiflora (Blume) Bakh.f. (1)
Synonyms: Aclisia cumingiana Hassk., Aclisia elegans Hassk., Aclisia gigantea Hassk., Aclisia indica Wight, Aclisia secundiflora (Blume) Bakh.f., Aclisia sorzogonensis E.Mey. ex C.Presl, Aneilema imbricatum Warb., Aneilema secundiflorum (Blume) Kunth, Aneilema siamense Craib, Commelina didyma Steud., Commelina secundiflora Blume, Pollia aclisia Hassk., Pollia didyma C.B.Clarke, Pollia elegans Hassk., Pollia indica (Wight) Thwaites, Pollia siamensis (Craib) Faden ex D.Y.Hong, Pollia sorzogonensis (E.Mey. ex C.Presl) Steud., Pollia umbellata H.Lév.
elegans => graceful, neat, nice
gigantea => gigantic, unusually higher than the type
imbricatum => tiled, or to appear like over-lapping tiles
indica => from or referring in some way to India
siamensis => of Siam
umbellata => having the inflorescence in umbels or umbrella form