Scientific Classification of Plum and Cantaloupe

Plum and Cantaloupe Kingdom

The scientific classification of Plum and Cantaloupe 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. Plum and Cantaloupe kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Plum and Cantaloupe Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Plum and Cantaloupe family is a major factor of Plum and Cantaloupe 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. Plum belongs to the family Rosaceae and Cantaloupe belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae.

Plum and Cantaloupe Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Plum and Cantaloupe genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Plum and Cantaloupe, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Prunus and other plant's genus is Cucumis. Plum tribe is Not Available and Cantaloupe tribe is Melothrieae. Plum clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Rosales whereas Cantaloupe clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Cucurbitales. Every plant have subfamilies. Plum subfamilies are, Amygdaloideae and Cantaloupe subfamilies are Cucurbitoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Plum and Cantaloupe and other products also.