Scientific Classification of Duckweed and Protea

Duckweed and Protea Kingdom

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

Duckweed and Protea Family

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

Duckweed and Protea Genus and Other Classification

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