Scientific Classification of Heliconia and Duckweed

Heliconia and Duckweed Kingdom

The scientific classification of Heliconia and Duckweed 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. Heliconia and Duckweed kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Heliconia and Duckweed Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Heliconia and Duckweed family is a major factor of Heliconia and Duckweed 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. Heliconia belongs to the family Heliconiaceae and Duckweed belongs to the family Lemnaceae.

Heliconia and Duckweed Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Heliconia and Duckweed genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Heliconia and Duckweed, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Heliconia and other plant's genus is Lemna. Heliconia tribe is Not Available and Duckweed tribe is Lemneae. Heliconia clade is Angiosperms, Commelinids and Monocots and order is Zingiberales whereas Duckweed clade is Angiosperms and Monocots and order is Arales. Every plant have subfamilies. Heliconia subfamilies are, Not Available and Duckweed subfamilies are Lemnoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Heliconia and Duckweed and other products also.