Scientific Classification of Onion and Calla Lily

Onion and Calla Lily Kingdom

The scientific classification of Onion and Calla Lily 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. Onion and Calla Lily kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Onion and Calla Lily Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Onion and Calla Lily family is a major factor of Onion and Calla Lily 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. Onion belongs to the family Liliaceae and Calla Lily belongs to the family Araceae.

Onion and Calla Lily Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Onion and Calla Lily genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Onion and Calla Lily, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Allium and other plant's genus is Zantedeschia. Onion tribe is Allieae and Calla Lily tribe is Zantedeschieae. Onion clade is Angiosperms and Monocots and order is Asparagales whereas Calla Lily clade is Angiosperms and Monocots and order is Alismatales. Every plant have subfamilies. Onion subfamilies are, Allioideae and Calla Lily subfamilies are Aroideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Onion and Calla Lily and other products also.