Scientific Classification of Periwinkle and African Violet

Periwinkle and African Violet Kingdom

The scientific classification of Periwinkle and African Violet 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. Periwinkle and African Violet kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Periwinkle and African Violet Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Periwinkle and African Violet family is a major factor of Periwinkle and African Violet 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. Periwinkle belongs to the family Apocynaceae and African Violet belongs to the family Gesnariaceae.

Periwinkle and African Violet Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Periwinkle and African Violet genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Periwinkle and African Violet, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Catharanthus and other plant's genus is Not Available. Periwinkle tribe is Not Available and African Violet tribe is Not Available. Periwinkle clade is Not Available and order is Geraniales whereas African Violet clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Lamiales. Every plant have subfamilies. Periwinkle subfamilies are, Not Available and African Violet subfamilies are Cyrtandroideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Periwinkle and African Violet and other products also.