It feeds mainly on plants within the genus "Commelina". The genus "Commelina" is named after him. Orangutans also use plants of the genus "Commelina" as an anti-inflammatory balm. The purported variety "Commelina communis" var. It is considered to be the most variable species of "Commelina" in North America. This is an alphabetically ordered list of "Commelina" species. "hortensis", which is apparently a cultivated form of another putative variety, namely "Commelina communis" var. The scientific name "Commelina" was chosen based on the Asiatic dayflower. The genus name "Commelina" was chosen based on the Asiatic dayflower. Karl Sigismund Kunth created the synonym "Commelina willdenowii" in 1841. Their host spectrum includes many grasses (Poaceae), and also ginger, sedges, rushes and commelina. Well known genera include "Commelina" (dayflowers) and "Tradescantia" (spiderworts). Albrecht Wilhelm Roth created the first such synonym, "Commelina polygama", in 1790. Commelina ciliata is found in the Northern Territories and in Western Australia. The Asiatic dayflower ("Commelina communis") is probably the best known species in the West.