Scientific Classification of Eggplant and Cucumber

Eggplant and Cucumber Kingdom

The scientific classification of Eggplant and Cucumber 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. Eggplant and Cucumber kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Eggplant and Cucumber Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Eggplant and Cucumber family is a major factor of Eggplant and Cucumber 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. Eggplant belongs to the family Solanaceae and Cucumber belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae.

Eggplant and Cucumber Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Eggplant and Cucumber genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Eggplant and Cucumber, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Solanum L and other plant's genus is Cucumis. Eggplant tribe is Solaneae and Cucumber tribe is Melothrieae. Eggplant clade is Angiosperms and Asterids and order is Solanales whereas Cucumber clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Cucurbitales. Every plant have subfamilies. Eggplant subfamilies are, Solanoideae and Cucumber subfamilies are Cucurbitoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Eggplant and Cucumber and other products also.