Scientific Classification of Chicory and Natal Plum

Chicory and Natal Plum Kingdom

The scientific classification of Chicory and Natal Plum 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. Chicory and Natal Plum kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Chicory and Natal Plum Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Chicory and Natal Plum family is a major factor of Chicory and Natal Plum 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. Chicory belongs to the family Asteraceae and Natal Plum belongs to the family Apocynaceae.

Chicory and Natal Plum Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Chicory and Natal Plum genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Chicory and Natal Plum, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Cichorium and other plant's genus is Carissa. Chicory tribe is Cichorieae and Natal Plum tribe is Carisseae. Chicory clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Asterales whereas Natal Plum clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Gentianales. Every plant have subfamilies. Chicory subfamilies are, Cichorioideae and Natal Plum subfamilies are Rauvolfioideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Chicory and Natal Plum and other products also.