Scientific Classification of Heliconia and Polka Dot Plant

Heliconia and Polka Dot Plant Kingdom

The scientific classification of Heliconia and Polka Dot Plant 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 Polka Dot Plant kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Heliconia and Polka Dot Plant Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Heliconia and Polka Dot Plant family is a major factor of Heliconia and Polka Dot Plant 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 Polka Dot Plant belongs to the family Acanthaceae.

Heliconia and Polka Dot Plant Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Heliconia and Polka Dot Plant genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Heliconia and Polka Dot Plant, 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 Hypoestes. Heliconia tribe is Not Available and Polka Dot Plant tribe is Ruellieae. Heliconia clade is Angiosperms, Commelinids and Monocots and order is Zingiberales whereas Polka Dot Plant clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Lamiales. Every plant have subfamilies. Heliconia subfamilies are, Not Available and Polka Dot Plant subfamilies are Acanthoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Heliconia and Polka Dot Plant and other products also.