Scientific Classification of Periwinkle and Crown-of-Thorns

Periwinkle and Crown-of-Thorns Kingdom

The scientific classification of Periwinkle and Crown-of-Thorns 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 Crown-of-Thorns kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Periwinkle and Crown-of-Thorns Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Periwinkle and Crown-of-Thorns family is a major factor of Periwinkle and Crown-of-Thorns 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 Crown-of-Thorns belongs to the family Euphorbiaceae.

Periwinkle and Crown-of-Thorns Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Periwinkle and Crown-of-Thorns genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Periwinkle and Crown-of-Thorns, 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 Euphorbia. Periwinkle tribe is Not Available and Crown-of-Thorns tribe is Euphorbieae. Periwinkle clade is Not Available and order is Geraniales whereas Crown-of-Thorns clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Euphorbiales. Every plant have subfamilies. Periwinkle subfamilies are, Not Available and Crown-of-Thorns subfamilies are Euphorbioideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Periwinkle and Crown-of-Thorns and other products also.