Scientific Classification of Periwinkle and Carissa

Periwinkle and Carissa Kingdom

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

Periwinkle and Carissa Family

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

Periwinkle and Carissa Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Periwinkle and Carissa genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Periwinkle and Carissa, 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 Carissa. Periwinkle tribe is Not Available and Carissa tribe is Carisseae. Periwinkle clade is Not Available and order is Geraniales whereas Carissa clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Gentianales. Every plant have subfamilies. Periwinkle subfamilies are, Not Available and Carissa subfamilies are Rauvolfioideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Periwinkle and Carissa and other products also.