Asiatic Dayflower vs Jio

Commelina communis compared with Commelina benghalensis

Key Differences

• Asiatic Dayflower is Not Evaluated while Jio is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Dayflower	Jio
Kingdom same	Plantae (tumbuhan)	Plantae (tumbuhan)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Commelinales (Commelinales)	Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family same	Commelinaceae	Commelinaceae
Genus same	Commelina	Commelina
Species	Commelina communis	Commelina benghalensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Dayflower and Jio share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Commelina.

Conservation Status

Asiatic Dayflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Jio

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Dayflower	Jio
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Dayflower

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (33 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Jio

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 5 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (Croatia, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Asiatic Dayflower

The Asiatic Dayflower (Commelina communis) is a species in the genus Commelina. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (33 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇭🇷 Croatia 🇬🇪 Georgia 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇪🇸 Spain 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States