Scientific Classification of Cucumber and Lima Bean

Cucumber and Lima Bean Kingdom

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

Cucumber and Lima Bean Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Cucumber and Lima Bean family is a major factor of Cucumber and Lima Bean 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 Lima Bean belongs to the family Fabaceae.

Cucumber and Lima Bean Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Cucumber and Lima Bean genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Cucumber and Lima Bean, 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 Phaseolus. Cucumber tribe is Melothrieae and Lima Bean tribe is Phaseoleae. Cucumber clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Cucurbitales whereas Lima Bean clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Fabales. Every plant have subfamilies. Cucumber subfamilies are, Cucurbitoideae and Lima Bean subfamilies are Faboideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Cucumber and Lima Bean and other products also.