Scientific Classification of Desert Rose and Cereus

Desert Rose and Cereus Kingdom

The scientific classification of Desert Rose and Cereus 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. Desert Rose and Cereus kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Desert Rose and Cereus Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Desert Rose and Cereus family is a major factor of Desert Rose and Cereus 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. Desert Rose belongs to the family Apocynaceae and Cereus belongs to the family Cactaceae.

Desert Rose and Cereus Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Desert Rose and Cereus genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Desert Rose and Cereus, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Adenium and other plant's genus is Selenicereus. Desert Rose tribe is Malouetieae and Cereus tribe is Hylocereeae. Desert Rose clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Gentianales whereas Cereus clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Desert Rose subfamilies are, Apocynoideae and Cereus subfamilies are Cactoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Desert Rose and Cereus and other products also.