Scientific Classification of Periwinkle and Leatherwood
Phylum
Mollusca
Magnoliophyta
Class
Gastropoda
Magnoliopsida
Order
Geraniales
Ericales
Family
Apocynaceae
Cyrillaceae
Genus
Catharanthus
Cyrilla
Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
Number of Species
Not Available
Periwinkle and Leatherwood Kingdom
The scientific classification of Periwinkle and Leatherwood 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 Leatherwood kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Periwinkle and Leatherwood Family
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Periwinkle and Leatherwood family is a major factor of Periwinkle and Leatherwood 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 Leatherwood belongs to the family Cyrillaceae.
Periwinkle and Leatherwood Genus and Other Classification
While comparing scientific classification, Periwinkle and Leatherwood genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Periwinkle and Leatherwood, 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 Cyrilla. Periwinkle tribe is Not Available and Leatherwood tribe is Not Available. Periwinkle clade is Not Available and order is Geraniales whereas Leatherwood clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Ericales. Every plant have subfamilies. Periwinkle subfamilies are, Not Available and Leatherwood subfamilies are Not Available. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Periwinkle and Leatherwood and other products also.