Scientific Classification of Blue Barrel and Hoodia

Blue Barrel and Hoodia Kingdom

The scientific classification of Blue Barrel and Hoodia 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. Blue Barrel and Hoodia kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Blue Barrel and Hoodia Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Blue Barrel and Hoodia family is a major factor of Blue Barrel and Hoodia 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. Blue Barrel belongs to the family Cactaceae and Hoodia belongs to the family Apocynaceae.

Blue Barrel and Hoodia Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Blue Barrel and Hoodia genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Blue Barrel and Hoodia, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Echinocactus and other plant's genus is Hoodia. Blue Barrel tribe is Cacteae and Hoodia tribe is Stapeliae. Blue Barrel clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales whereas Hoodia clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Gentianales. Every plant have subfamilies. Blue Barrel subfamilies are, Cactaceae and Hoodia subfamilies are Asclepiadoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Blue Barrel and Hoodia and other products also.