The scientific classification of Needle Palm and Boxberry 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. Needle Palm and Boxberry kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Needle Palm and Boxberry family is a major factor of Needle Palm and Boxberry 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. Needle Palm belongs to the family Arecaceae and Boxberry belongs to the family Ericaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Needle Palm and Boxberry genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Needle Palm and Boxberry, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Rhapidophyllum and other plant's genus is Gaultheria. Needle Palm tribe is Corypheae and Boxberry tribe is Gaultherieae. Needle Palm clade is Angiosperms, Commelinids and Monocots and order is Arecales whereas Boxberry clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Ericales. Every plant have subfamilies. Needle Palm subfamilies are, Coryphoideae and Boxberry subfamilies are Vaccinioideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Needle Palm and Boxberry and other products also.