Harr. 1877 - Distinguished from the nearly allied Mauritian L. serpens, Lam. (DC. Prod. vii. 368), and L. filiformis, Lam. (DC. l. c.), by its broader leaves and larger flowers Distinguished from the nearly allied Mauritian L. serpens, Lam. (DC. Prod. vii. 368), and L. filiformis, Lam. (DC. l. c.), by its broader leaves and larger flowers. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 16(89): 17-25. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.1877.tb00168.x.