The scientific classification of Needle Palm and Kokum 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 Kokum kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Needle Palm and Kokum family is a major factor of Needle Palm and Kokum 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 Kokum belongs to the family Zamiaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Needle Palm and Kokum genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Needle Palm and Kokum, 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 Garcinia. Needle Palm tribe is Corypheae and Kokum tribe is Garcinieae. Needle Palm clade is Angiosperms, Commelinids and Monocots and order is Arecales whereas Kokum clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Theales. Every plant have subfamilies. Needle Palm subfamilies are, Coryphoideae and Kokum subfamilies are Clusioideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Needle Palm and Kokum and other products also.