The scientific classification of American Holly and Ixora includes the entire classification chart that includes kingdom, family, clade, tribe etc. A kingdom is the second highest taxonomic rank. A taxonomic rank is the level that a living organisms are placed in hierarchical level of arrangement of life forms. All the living organisms are divided into kingdoms. Plant kingdom is a main classification of living organisms that include all plants. There are six kingdoms which are: Plantae, Animalia, Fungi, Protista, Aschaea/Archaeabacteria and Bacteria Eubacteria. American Holly and Ixora kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. American Holly and Ixora family is a major factor of American Holly and Ixora Scientific Classification. Plant family helps you narrow the search of your plants. It also gives you idea about, how the plant looks, how the seed will be like etc. These two plant families can be different or same. American Holly belongs to the family Aquifoliaceae and Ixora belongs to the family Rubiaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, American Holly and Ixora genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare American Holly and Ixora, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Ilex and other plant's genus is Ixora. American Holly tribe is Not Available and Ixora tribe is Ixoreae. American Holly clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Celastrales whereas Ixora clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Gentianales. Every plant have subfamilies. American Holly subfamilies are, Not Available and Ixora subfamilies are Ixoroideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of American Holly and Ixora and other products also.