Scientific Classification of Cereus and Poinsettia

Cereus and Poinsettia Kingdom

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

Cereus and Poinsettia Family

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

Cereus and Poinsettia Genus and Other Classification

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