Scientific Classification of Easter cactus and Red Pitaya

Easter cactus and Red Pitaya Kingdom

The scientific classification of Easter cactus and Red Pitaya 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. Easter cactus and Red Pitaya kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Easter cactus and Red Pitaya Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Easter cactus and Red Pitaya family is a major factor of Easter cactus and Red Pitaya 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. Easter cactus belongs to the family Cactaceae and Red Pitaya belongs to the family Cactaceae.

Easter cactus and Red Pitaya Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Easter cactus and Red Pitaya genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Easter cactus and Red Pitaya, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Hatiora and other plant's genus is Hylocereus. Easter cactus tribe is Rhipsalideae and Red Pitaya tribe is Cacteae. Easter cactus clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales whereas Red Pitaya clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Easter cactus subfamilies are, Cactoideae and Red Pitaya subfamilies are Cactoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Easter cactus and Red Pitaya and other products also.