The scientific classification of Dumbcane and Prayer Plant 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. Dumbcane and Prayer Plant kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Dumbcane and Prayer Plant family is a major factor of Dumbcane and Prayer Plant 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. Dumbcane belongs to the family Araceae and Prayer Plant belongs to the family Marantaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Dumbcane and Prayer Plant genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Dumbcane and Prayer Plant, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Dieffenbachia and other plant's genus is Calathea. Dumbcane tribe is Abreae and Prayer Plant tribe is Not Applicable. Dumbcane clade is Angiosperms and Monocots and order is Alismatales whereas Prayer Plant clade is Angiosperms, Commelinids and Monocots and order is Zingiberales. Every plant have subfamilies. Dumbcane subfamilies are, Aroideae and Prayer Plant subfamilies are Not Applicable. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Dumbcane and Prayer Plant and other products also.