Scientific Classification of Orange and Acerola

Orange and Acerola Kingdom

The scientific classification of Orange and Acerola 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. Orange and Acerola kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Orange and Acerola Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Orange and Acerola family is a major factor of Orange and Acerola 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. Orange belongs to the family Rutaceae and Acerola belongs to the family Malpighiaceae.

Orange and Acerola Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Orange and Acerola genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Orange and Acerola, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Citrus and other plant's genus is Malpighia. Orange tribe is Citreae and Acerola tribe is Not Available. Orange clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Sapindales whereas Acerola clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Malpighiales. Every plant have subfamilies. Orange subfamilies are, Aurantioideae and Acerola subfamilies are Not Available and Paperveroideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Orange and Acerola and other products also.