Scientific Classification of Duckweed and Aerides

Duckweed and Aerides Kingdom

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

Duckweed and Aerides Family

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

Duckweed and Aerides Genus and Other Classification

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