Scientific Classification of Pachypodium and Echinocactus

Pachypodium and Echinocactus Kingdom

The scientific classification of Pachypodium and Echinocactus 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. Pachypodium and Echinocactus kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Pachypodium and Echinocactus Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Pachypodium and Echinocactus family is a major factor of Pachypodium and Echinocactus 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. Pachypodium belongs to the family Apocynaceae and Echinocactus belongs to the family Cactaceae.

Pachypodium and Echinocactus Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Pachypodium and Echinocactus genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Pachypodium and Echinocactus, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is pachypodium and other plant's genus is Echinocactus. Pachypodium tribe is Malouetieae and Echinocactus tribe is Cacteae. Pachypodium clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Gentianales whereas Echinocactus clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Pachypodium subfamilies are, Apocynoideae and Echinocactus subfamilies are Cactoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Pachypodium and Echinocactus and other products also.