Scientific Classification of Citrus and Quince

Citrus and Quince Kingdom

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

Citrus and Quince Family

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

Citrus and Quince Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Citrus and Quince genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Citrus and Quince, 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 Cydonia. Citrus tribe is Citreae and Quince tribe is Maleae. Citrus clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Sapindales whereas Quince clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Rosales. Every plant have subfamilies. Citrus subfamilies are, Asteroideae and Quince subfamilies are Amygdaloideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Citrus and Quince and other products also.