Scientific Classification of Periwinkle and Butterfly Ginger

Periwinkle and Butterfly Ginger Kingdom

The scientific classification of Periwinkle and Butterfly Ginger 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 Butterfly Ginger kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Periwinkle and Butterfly Ginger Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Periwinkle and Butterfly Ginger family is a major factor of Periwinkle and Butterfly Ginger 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 Butterfly Ginger belongs to the family Zingiberaceae.

Periwinkle and Butterfly Ginger Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Periwinkle and Butterfly Ginger genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Periwinkle and Butterfly Ginger, 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 Hedychium. Periwinkle tribe is Not Available and Butterfly Ginger tribe is Zingibereae. Periwinkle clade is Not Available and order is Geraniales whereas Butterfly Ginger clade is Angiosperms, Commelinids and Monocots and order is Zingiberales. Every plant have subfamilies. Periwinkle subfamilies are, Not Available and Butterfly Ginger subfamilies are Zingiberoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Periwinkle and Butterfly Ginger and other products also.