Scientific Classification of Hoodia and Echinopsis

Hoodia and Echinopsis Kingdom

The scientific classification of Hoodia and Echinopsis 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. Hoodia and Echinopsis kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Hoodia and Echinopsis Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Hoodia and Echinopsis family is a major factor of Hoodia and Echinopsis 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. Hoodia belongs to the family Apocynaceae and Echinopsis belongs to the family Cactaceae.

Hoodia and Echinopsis Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Hoodia and Echinopsis genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Hoodia and Echinopsis, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Hoodia and other plant's genus is Echinopsis. Hoodia tribe is Stapeliae and Echinopsis tribe is Trichocereeae. Hoodia clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Gentianales whereas Echinopsis clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Hoodia subfamilies are, Asclepiadoideae and Echinopsis subfamilies are Cactoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Hoodia and Echinopsis and other products also.