The scientific classification of Needle Palm and Dracaena 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 Dracaena kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Needle Palm and Dracaena family is a major factor of Needle Palm and Dracaena 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 Dracaena belongs to the family Agavaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Needle Palm and Dracaena genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Needle Palm and Dracaena, 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 Dracaena. Needle Palm tribe is Corypheae and Dracaena tribe is Not Available. Needle Palm clade is Angiosperms, Commelinids and Monocots and order is Arecales whereas Dracaena clade is Angiosperms and Monocots and order is Liliales. Every plant have subfamilies. Needle Palm subfamilies are, Coryphoideae and Dracaena subfamilies are Nolinoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Needle Palm and Dracaena and other products also.