Scientific Classification of Christmas Cactus and Moonlight cactus

Christmas Cactus and Moonlight cactus Kingdom

The scientific classification of Christmas Cactus and Moonlight cactus 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. Christmas Cactus and Moonlight cactus kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Christmas Cactus and Moonlight cactus Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Christmas Cactus and Moonlight cactus family is a major factor of Christmas Cactus and Moonlight cactus 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. Christmas Cactus belongs to the family Cactaceae and Moonlight cactus belongs to the family Cactaceae.

Christmas Cactus and Moonlight cactus Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Christmas Cactus and Moonlight cactus genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Christmas Cactus and Moonlight cactus, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Schlumbergera and other plant's genus is Selenicereus. Christmas Cactus tribe is Not Available and Moonlight cactus tribe is Hylocereeae. Christmas Cactus clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales whereas Moonlight cactus clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Christmas Cactus subfamilies are, Cactoideae and Moonlight cactus subfamilies are Cactoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Christmas Cactus and Moonlight cactus and other products also.