Scientific Classification of Hoodia and Pachypodium

Hoodia and Pachypodium Kingdom

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

Hoodia and Pachypodium Family

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

Hoodia and Pachypodium Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Hoodia and Pachypodium genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Hoodia and Pachypodium, 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 pachypodium. Hoodia tribe is Stapeliae and Pachypodium tribe is Malouetieae. Hoodia clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Gentianales whereas Pachypodium clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Gentianales. Every plant have subfamilies. Hoodia subfamilies are, Asclepiadoideae and Pachypodium subfamilies are Apocynoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Hoodia and Pachypodium and other products also.