Scientific Classification of Cereus and Duranta

Cereus and Duranta Kingdom

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

Cereus and Duranta Family

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

Cereus and Duranta Genus and Other Classification

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