Scientific Classification of Cucumber and Periwinkle

Cucumber and Periwinkle Kingdom

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

Cucumber and Periwinkle Family

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

Cucumber and Periwinkle Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Cucumber and Periwinkle genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Cucumber and Periwinkle, 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 Catharanthus. Cucumber tribe is Melothrieae and Periwinkle tribe is Not Available. Cucumber clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Cucurbitales whereas Periwinkle clade is Not Available and order is Geraniales. Every plant have subfamilies. Cucumber subfamilies are, Cucurbitoideae and Periwinkle subfamilies are Not Available. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Cucumber and Periwinkle and other products also.