Scientific Classification of Jatropha and Sourwood

Jatropha and Sourwood Kingdom

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

Jatropha and Sourwood Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Jatropha and Sourwood family is a major factor of Jatropha and Sourwood 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 Sourwood belongs to the family Ericaceae.

Jatropha and Sourwood Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Jatropha and Sourwood genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Jatropha and Sourwood, 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 Oxydendrum. Jatropha tribe is Jatropheae and Sourwood tribe is Oxydendreae. Jatropha clade is Dicotyledonous and order is Euphorbiales whereas Sourwood clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Ericales. Every plant have subfamilies. Jatropha subfamilies are, Crotonoideae and Sourwood subfamilies are Vaccinioideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Jatropha and Sourwood and other products also.