Scientific Classification of Pachypodium and False Christmas Cactus

Pachypodium and False Christmas Cactus Kingdom

The scientific classification of Pachypodium and False Christmas Cactus 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 False Christmas Cactus kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Pachypodium and False Christmas Cactus Family

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

Pachypodium and False Christmas Cactus Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Pachypodium and False Christmas Cactus genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Pachypodium and False Christmas Cactus, 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 Schlumbergera. Pachypodium tribe is Malouetieae and False Christmas Cactus tribe is Rhipsalideae. Pachypodium clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Gentianales whereas False Christmas Cactus clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Pachypodium subfamilies are, Apocynoideae and False Christmas Cactus subfamilies are Cactoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Pachypodium and False Christmas Cactus and other products also.