Scientific Classification of Cereus and Boxberry
Kingdom
Plantae
  
Plantae
  
Phylum
Tracheophyta
  
Magnoliophyta
  
Class
Magnoliopsida
  
Magnoliopsida
  
Order
Caryophyllales
  
Ericales
  
Family
Cactaceae
  
Ericaceae
  
Genus
Selenicereus
  
Gaultheria
  
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
  
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
  
Tribe
Hylocereeae
  
Gaultherieae
  
Subfamily
Cactoideae
  
Vaccinioideae
  
Number of Species
Not Available
  
Cereus and Boxberry Kingdom
The scientific classification of Cereus and Boxberry 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. Cereus and Boxberry kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Cereus and Boxberry Family
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Cereus and Boxberry family is a major factor of Cereus and Boxberry 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. Cereus belongs to the family Cactaceae and Boxberry belongs to the family Ericaceae.
Cereus and Boxberry Genus and Other Classification
While comparing scientific classification, Cereus and Boxberry genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Cereus and Boxberry, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Selenicereus and other plant's genus is Gaultheria. Cereus tribe is Hylocereeae and Boxberry tribe is Gaultherieae. Cereus clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales whereas Boxberry clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Ericales. Every plant have subfamilies. Cereus subfamilies are, Cactoideae and Boxberry subfamilies are Vaccinioideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Cereus and Boxberry and other products also.