Scientific Classification of Cactus and Cereus

Cactus and Cereus Kingdom

The scientific classification of Cactus and Cereus 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. Cactus and Cereus kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Cactus and Cereus Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Cactus and Cereus family is a major factor of Cactus and Cereus 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. Cactus belongs to the family Cactaceae and Cereus belongs to the family Cactaceae.

Cactus and Cereus Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Cactus and Cereus genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Cactus and Cereus, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Not Available and other plant's genus is Selenicereus. Cactus tribe is Not Available and Cereus tribe is Hylocereeae. Cactus clade is Angiosperms and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales whereas Cereus clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Cactus subfamilies are, Cactoideae, Maihueniodeae, Opuntioideae and Pereskioideae and Cereus subfamilies are Cactoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Cactus and Cereus and other products also.