Scientific Classification of Gardenia and Moonlight cactus
Kingdom
Plantae
  
Plantae
  
Phylum
Tracheophyta
  
Tracheophyta
  
Class
Magnoliopsida
  
Magnoliopsida
  
Order
Gentianales
  
Caryophyllales
  
Family
Rubiaceae
  
Cactaceae
  
Genus
Gardenia
  
Selenicereus
  
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
  
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
  
Tribe
Gardenieae
  
Hylocereeae
  
Subfamily
Ixoroideae
  
Cactoideae
  
Number of Species
Not Available
  
Gardenia and Moonlight cactus Kingdom
The scientific classification of Gardenia and Moonlight cactus 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. Gardenia and Moonlight cactus kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Gardenia and Moonlight cactus Family
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Gardenia and Moonlight cactus family is a major factor of Gardenia and Moonlight cactus 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. Gardenia belongs to the family Rubiaceae and Moonlight cactus belongs to the family Cactaceae.
Gardenia and Moonlight cactus Genus and Other Classification
While comparing scientific classification, Gardenia and Moonlight cactus genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Gardenia and Moonlight cactus, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Gardenia and other plant's genus is Selenicereus. Gardenia tribe is Gardenieae and Moonlight cactus tribe is Hylocereeae. Gardenia clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Gentianales whereas Moonlight cactus clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Gardenia subfamilies are, Ixoroideae and Moonlight cactus subfamilies are Cactoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Gardenia and Moonlight cactus and other products also.