Scientific Classification of Pentas and Catnip

Pentas and Catnip Kingdom

The scientific classification of Pentas and Catnip 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. Pentas and Catnip kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Pentas and Catnip Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Pentas and Catnip family is a major factor of Pentas and Catnip 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. Pentas belongs to the family Rubiaceae and Catnip belongs to the family Lamiaceae.

Pentas and Catnip Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Pentas and Catnip genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Pentas and Catnip, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Pentas and other plant's genus is Nepeta. Pentas tribe is Knoxieae and Catnip tribe is Mentheae. Pentas clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Gentianales whereas Catnip clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Lamiales. Every plant have subfamilies. Pentas subfamilies are, Rubioideae and Catnip subfamilies are Nepetoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Pentas and Catnip and other products also.