Scientific Classification of Peanut and Moonlight cactus

Peanut and Moonlight cactus Kingdom

The scientific classification of Peanut and Moonlight 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. Peanut and Moonlight cactus kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Peanut and Moonlight cactus Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Peanut and Moonlight cactus family is a major factor of Peanut and Moonlight 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. Peanut belongs to the family Fabaceae and Moonlight cactus belongs to the family Cactaceae.

Peanut and Moonlight cactus Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Peanut and Moonlight cactus genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Peanut and Moonlight cactus, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Arachis and other plant's genus is Selenicereus. Peanut tribe is Dalbergieae and Moonlight cactus tribe is Hylocereeae. Peanut clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Fabales whereas Moonlight cactus clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Peanut subfamilies are, Faboideae and Moonlight cactus subfamilies are Cactoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Peanut and Moonlight cactus and other products also.