Scientific Classification of Jatropha and Moonlight cactus

Jatropha and Moonlight cactus Kingdom

The scientific classification of Jatropha and Moonlight cactus 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. Jatropha and Moonlight cactus kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Jatropha and Moonlight cactus Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Jatropha and Moonlight cactus family is a major factor of Jatropha and Moonlight cactus 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. Jatropha belongs to the family Euphorbiaceae and Moonlight cactus belongs to the family Cactaceae.

Jatropha and Moonlight cactus Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Jatropha and Moonlight cactus genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Jatropha and Moonlight cactus, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Jatropha and other plant's genus is Selenicereus. Jatropha tribe is Jatropheae and Moonlight cactus tribe is Hylocereeae. Jatropha clade is Dicotyledonous and order is Euphorbiales whereas Moonlight cactus clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Jatropha subfamilies are, Crotonoideae and Moonlight cactus subfamilies are Cactoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Jatropha and Moonlight cactus and other products also.