Scientific Classification of Candlenut and Cereus

Candlenut and Cereus Kingdom

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

Candlenut and Cereus Family

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

Candlenut and Cereus Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Candlenut and Cereus genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Candlenut and Cereus, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Aleurites and other plant's genus is Selenicereus. Candlenut tribe is Aleuritideae and Cereus tribe is Hylocereeae. Candlenut clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Malpighiales whereas Cereus clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Candlenut subfamilies are, Crotonoideae and Cereus subfamilies are Cactoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Candlenut and Cereus and other products also.