Scientific Classification of Periwinkle and Chinese Lantern

Periwinkle and Chinese Lantern Kingdom

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

Periwinkle and Chinese Lantern Family

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

Periwinkle and Chinese Lantern Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Periwinkle and Chinese Lantern genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Periwinkle and Chinese Lantern, 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 Physalis. Periwinkle tribe is Not Available and Chinese Lantern tribe is Physaleae. Periwinkle clade is Not Available and order is Geraniales whereas Chinese Lantern clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Solanales. Every plant have subfamilies. Periwinkle subfamilies are, Not Available and Chinese Lantern subfamilies are Solanoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Periwinkle and Chinese Lantern and other products also.