Scientific Classification of Cereus and Dragon Tree

Cereus and Dragon Tree Kingdom

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

Cereus and Dragon Tree Family

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

Cereus and Dragon Tree Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Cereus and Dragon Tree genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Cereus and Dragon Tree, 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 Dracaena. Cereus tribe is Hylocereeae and Dragon Tree tribe is Not Available. Cereus clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales whereas Dragon Tree clade is Angiosperms and Monocots and order is Liliales. Every plant have subfamilies. Cereus subfamilies are, Cactoideae and Dragon Tree subfamilies are Nolinoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Cereus and Dragon Tree and other products also.