Scientific Classification of Citrus and Croton

Citrus and Croton Kingdom

The scientific classification of Citrus and Croton 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. Citrus and Croton kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Citrus and Croton Family

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

Citrus and Croton Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Citrus and Croton genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Citrus and Croton, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Citrus and other plant's genus is Croton. Citrus tribe is Citreae and Croton tribe is Crotoneae. Citrus clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Sapindales whereas Croton clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Malpighiales. Every plant have subfamilies. Citrus subfamilies are, Asteroideae and Croton subfamilies are Crotonoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Citrus and Croton and other products also.