Scientific Classification of Cereus and Melampodium
Kingdom
Plantae
  
Plantae
  
Phylum
Tracheophyta
  
Magnoliophyta
  
Class
Magnoliopsida
  
Magnoliopsida
  
Order
Caryophyllales
  
Asterales
  
Family
Cactaceae
  
Asteraceae
  
Genus
Selenicereus
  
Melampodium
  
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
  
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
  
Tribe
Hylocereeae
  
Millerieae
  
Subfamily
Cactoideae
  
Asteroideae
  
Number of Species
Not Available
  
Cereus and Melampodium Kingdom
The scientific classification of Cereus and Melampodium 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 Melampodium kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Cereus and Melampodium Family
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Cereus and Melampodium family is a major factor of Cereus and Melampodium 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 Melampodium belongs to the family Asteraceae.
Cereus and Melampodium Genus and Other Classification
While comparing scientific classification, Cereus and Melampodium genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Cereus and Melampodium, 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 Melampodium. Cereus tribe is Hylocereeae and Melampodium tribe is Millerieae. Cereus clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales whereas Melampodium clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Asterales. Every plant have subfamilies. Cereus subfamilies are, Cactoideae and Melampodium subfamilies are Asteroideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Cereus and Melampodium and other products also.