The scientific classification of Gumbo Limbo and Sourwood 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. Gumbo Limbo and Sourwood kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Gumbo Limbo and Sourwood family is a major factor of Gumbo Limbo and Sourwood 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. Gumbo Limbo belongs to the family Burseraceae and Sourwood belongs to the family Ericaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Gumbo Limbo and Sourwood genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Gumbo Limbo and Sourwood, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Bursera and other plant's genus is Oxydendrum. Gumbo Limbo tribe is Not Available and Sourwood tribe is Oxydendreae. Gumbo Limbo clade is Eudicots and order is Sapindales whereas Sourwood clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Ericales. Every plant have subfamilies. Gumbo Limbo subfamilies are, Not Available and Sourwood subfamilies are Vaccinioideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Gumbo Limbo and Sourwood and other products also.