Scientific Classification of Periwinkle and Elephant Bush

Periwinkle and Elephant Bush Kingdom

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

Periwinkle and Elephant Bush Family

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

Periwinkle and Elephant Bush Genus and Other Classification

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