Ricin vs Day jessamine

Ricinus communis compared with Cestrum diurnum

Key Differences

• Ricin is Not Evaluated while Day jessamine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ricin	Day jessamine
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Solanaceae
Genus	Ricinus	Cestrum
Species	Ricinus communis	Cestrum diurnum

Evolutionary Relationship

Ricin and Day jessamine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Ricin

NE — Not Evaluated

Day jessamine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ricin	Day jessamine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ricin

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (33 countries), Asia (26 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (15 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (12 countries).

Day jessamine

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Bangladesh, India, Nepal), North America (Bahamas, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil).

Ricin

The Castor (Ricinus communis) is a species in the genus Ricinus. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and hi

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 11 countries:

🇧🇸 Bahamas 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇮🇳 India 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇳🇵 Nepal 🇼🇸 Samoa 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇹🇴 Tonga 🇺🇸 United States