Scientific Classification of Cucumber and Duckweed

Cucumber and Duckweed Kingdom

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

Cucumber and Duckweed Family

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

Cucumber and Duckweed Genus and Other Classification

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