Scientific Classification of Duckweed and Carissa

Duckweed and Carissa Kingdom

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

Duckweed and Carissa Family

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

Duckweed and Carissa Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Duckweed and Carissa genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Duckweed and Carissa, 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 Carissa. Duckweed tribe is Lemneae and Carissa tribe is Carisseae. Duckweed clade is Angiosperms and Monocots and order is Arales whereas Carissa clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Gentianales. Every plant have subfamilies. Duckweed subfamilies are, Lemnoideae and Carissa subfamilies are Rauvolfioideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Duckweed and Carissa and other products also.