Scientific Classification of Cereus and Trichocereus

Cereus and Trichocereus Kingdom

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

Cereus and Trichocereus Family

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

Cereus and Trichocereus Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Cereus and Trichocereus genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Cereus and Trichocereus, 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 Echinopsis. Cereus tribe is Hylocereeae and Trichocereus tribe is Trichocereeae. Cereus clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales whereas Trichocereus clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Cereus subfamilies are, Cactoideae and Trichocereus subfamilies are Cactoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Cereus and Trichocereus and other products also.