The scientific classification of Natal Plum and Leatherwood 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. Natal Plum and Leatherwood kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Natal Plum and Leatherwood family is a major factor of Natal Plum and Leatherwood 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. Natal Plum belongs to the family Apocynaceae and Leatherwood belongs to the family Cyrillaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Natal Plum and Leatherwood genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Natal Plum and Leatherwood, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Carissa and other plant's genus is Cyrilla. Natal Plum tribe is Carisseae and Leatherwood tribe is Not Available. Natal Plum clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Gentianales whereas Leatherwood clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Ericales. Every plant have subfamilies. Natal Plum subfamilies are, Rauvolfioideae and Leatherwood subfamilies are Not Available. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Natal Plum and Leatherwood and other products also.