Scientific Classification of Chayote and Cucumber

Chayote and Cucumber Kingdom

The scientific classification of Chayote and Cucumber 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. Chayote and Cucumber kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Chayote and Cucumber Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Chayote and Cucumber family is a major factor of Chayote and Cucumber 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. Chayote belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae and Cucumber belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae.

Chayote and Cucumber Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Chayote and Cucumber genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Chayote and Cucumber, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Sechium and other plant's genus is Cucumis. Chayote tribe is Sicyeae and Cucumber tribe is Melothrieae. Chayote clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Violales whereas Cucumber clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Cucurbitales. Every plant have subfamilies. Chayote subfamilies are, Cucurbitoideae and Cucumber subfamilies are Cucurbitoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Chayote and Cucumber and other products also.