Scientific Classification of Pachypodium and Hoodia

Pachypodium and Hoodia Kingdom

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

Pachypodium and Hoodia Family

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

Pachypodium and Hoodia Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Pachypodium and Hoodia genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Pachypodium and Hoodia, 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 Hoodia. Pachypodium tribe is Malouetieae and Hoodia tribe is Stapeliae. Pachypodium clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Gentianales whereas Hoodia clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Gentianales. Every plant have subfamilies. Pachypodium subfamilies are, Apocynoideae and Hoodia subfamilies are Asclepiadoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Pachypodium and Hoodia and other products also.