Scientific Classification of Kapok and Cereus

Kapok and Cereus Kingdom

The scientific classification of Kapok and Cereus 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. Kapok and Cereus kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Kapok and Cereus Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Kapok and Cereus family is a major factor of Kapok and Cereus 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. Kapok belongs to the family Bombacaceae and Cereus belongs to the family Cactaceae.

Kapok and Cereus Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Kapok and Cereus genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Kapok and Cereus, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Ceiba and other plant's genus is Selenicereus. Kapok tribe is Not Available and Cereus tribe is Hylocereeae. Kapok clade is Eudicots and Rosids and order is Malvales whereas Cereus clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Kapok subfamilies are, Not Available and Cereus subfamilies are Cactoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Kapok and Cereus and other products also.