Scientific Classification of Pentas and Poinsettia

Pentas and Poinsettia Kingdom

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

Pentas and Poinsettia Family

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

Pentas and Poinsettia Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Pentas and Poinsettia genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Pentas and Poinsettia, 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 Euphorbia. Pentas tribe is Knoxieae and Poinsettia tribe is Not Available. Pentas clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Gentianales whereas Poinsettia clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Malpighiales. Every plant have subfamilies. Pentas subfamilies are, Rubioideae and Poinsettia subfamilies are Not Available. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Pentas and Poinsettia and other products also.