Scientific Classification of Duckweed and Hoodia

Duckweed and Hoodia Kingdom

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

Duckweed and Hoodia Family

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

Duckweed and Hoodia Genus and Other Classification

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