The scientific classification of Cashew and Natal Plum 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. Cashew and Natal Plum kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Cashew and Natal Plum family is a major factor of Cashew and Natal Plum 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. Cashew belongs to the family Anacardiaceae and Natal Plum belongs to the family Apocynaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Cashew and Natal Plum genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Cashew and Natal Plum, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Anacardium and other plant's genus is Carissa. Cashew tribe is Not Available and Natal Plum tribe is Carisseae. Cashew clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Sapindales whereas Natal Plum clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Gentianales. Every plant have subfamilies. Cashew subfamilies are, Anacardium occidentale, Mangifera indica 'Champagne', Pachycormus discolor and Pistacia chinensis and Natal Plum subfamilies are Rauvolfioideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Cashew and Natal Plum and other products also.