Scientific Classification of Heliconia and Taro

Heliconia and Taro Kingdom

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

Heliconia and Taro Family

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

Heliconia and Taro Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Heliconia and Taro genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Heliconia and Taro, 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 Alocasia. Heliconia tribe is Not Available and Taro tribe is Colocasiodeae. Heliconia clade is Angiosperms, Commelinids and Monocots and order is Zingiberales whereas Taro clade is Angiosperms and Monocots and order is Arales. Every plant have subfamilies. Heliconia subfamilies are, Not Available and Taro subfamilies are Aroideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Heliconia and Taro and other products also.