Scientific Classification of Periwinkle and Christmas Cactus

Periwinkle and Christmas Cactus Kingdom

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

Periwinkle and Christmas Cactus Family

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

Periwinkle and Christmas Cactus Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Periwinkle and Christmas Cactus genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Periwinkle and Christmas Cactus, 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 Schlumbergera. Periwinkle tribe is Not Available and Christmas Cactus tribe is Not Available. Periwinkle clade is Not Available and order is Geraniales whereas Christmas Cactus clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Periwinkle subfamilies are, Not Available and Christmas Cactus subfamilies are Cactoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Periwinkle and Christmas Cactus and other products also.