Scientific Classification of Peanut and Pumpkin

Peanut and Pumpkin Kingdom

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

Peanut and Pumpkin Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Peanut and Pumpkin family is a major factor of Peanut and Pumpkin 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 Pumpkin belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae.

Peanut and Pumpkin Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Peanut and Pumpkin genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Peanut and Pumpkin, 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 Cucurbita. Peanut tribe is Dalbergieae and Pumpkin tribe is Cucurbiteae. Peanut clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Fabales whereas Pumpkin clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Violales. Every plant have subfamilies. Peanut subfamilies are, Faboideae and Pumpkin subfamilies are Cucurbitoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Peanut and Pumpkin and other products also.