Scientific Classification of Gymnocalycium and Hoodia
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Gentianales
Family
Cactaceae
Apocynaceae
Genus
Gymnocalycium
Hoodia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Trichocereeae
Stapeliae
Subfamily
Cactoideae
Asclepiadoideae
Gymnocalycium and Hoodia Kingdom
The scientific classification of Gymnocalycium and Hoodia 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. Gymnocalycium and Hoodia kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Gymnocalycium and Hoodia Family
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Gymnocalycium and Hoodia family is a major factor of Gymnocalycium and Hoodia 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. Gymnocalycium belongs to the family Cactaceae and Hoodia belongs to the family Apocynaceae.
Gymnocalycium and Hoodia Genus and Other Classification
While comparing scientific classification, Gymnocalycium and Hoodia genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Gymnocalycium and Hoodia, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Gymnocalycium and other plant's genus is Hoodia. Gymnocalycium tribe is Trichocereeae and Hoodia tribe is Stapeliae. Gymnocalycium clade is Angiosperms and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales whereas Hoodia clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Gentianales. Every plant have subfamilies. Gymnocalycium subfamilies are, Cactoideae and Hoodia subfamilies are Asclepiadoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Gymnocalycium and Hoodia and other products also.