Scientific Classification of Cereus and Gasteria

Cereus and Gasteria Kingdom

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

Cereus and Gasteria Family

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

Cereus and Gasteria Genus and Other Classification

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