Scientific Classification of Periwinkle and Japanese Boxwood

Periwinkle and Japanese Boxwood Kingdom

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

Periwinkle and Japanese Boxwood Family

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

Periwinkle and Japanese Boxwood Genus and Other Classification

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