Scientific Classification of Dracaena and Cereus

Dracaena and Cereus Kingdom

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

Dracaena and Cereus Family

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

Dracaena and Cereus Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Dracaena and Cereus genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Dracaena and Cereus, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Dracaena and other plant's genus is Selenicereus. Dracaena tribe is Not Available and Cereus tribe is Hylocereeae. Dracaena clade is Angiosperms and Monocots and order is Liliales whereas Cereus clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Dracaena subfamilies are, Nolinoideae and Cereus subfamilies are Cactoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Dracaena and Cereus and other products also.