Scientific Classification of Duckweed and Cucumber

Duckweed and Cucumber Kingdom

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

Duckweed and Cucumber Family

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

Duckweed and Cucumber Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Duckweed and Cucumber genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Duckweed and Cucumber, 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 Cucumis. Duckweed tribe is Lemneae and Cucumber tribe is Melothrieae. Duckweed clade is Angiosperms and Monocots and order is Arales whereas Cucumber clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Cucurbitales. Every plant have subfamilies. Duckweed subfamilies are, Lemnoideae and Cucumber subfamilies are Cucurbitoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Duckweed and Cucumber and other products also.