Scientific Classification of Periwinkle and Gardenia

Periwinkle and Gardenia Kingdom

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

Periwinkle and Gardenia Family

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

Periwinkle and Gardenia Genus and Other Classification

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