Scientific Classification of Duckweed and Elephant Ear

Duckweed and Elephant Ear Kingdom

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

Duckweed and Elephant Ear Family

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

Duckweed and Elephant Ear Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Duckweed and Elephant Ear genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Duckweed and Elephant Ear, 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 Alocasia. Duckweed tribe is Lemneae and Elephant Ear tribe is Colocasiodeae. Duckweed clade is Angiosperms and Monocots and order is Arales whereas Elephant Ear clade is Angiosperms and Monocots and order is Alismatales. Every plant have subfamilies. Duckweed subfamilies are, Lemnoideae and Elephant Ear subfamilies are Aroideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Duckweed and Elephant Ear and other products also.