The scientific classification of Pohutukawa and Eastern Redbud 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. Pohutukawa and Eastern Redbud kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Pohutukawa and Eastern Redbud family is a major factor of Pohutukawa and Eastern Redbud 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. Pohutukawa belongs to the family Myrtaceae and Eastern Redbud belongs to the family Fabaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Pohutukawa and Eastern Redbud genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Pohutukawa and Eastern Redbud, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Metrosideros and other plant's genus is Cercis. Pohutukawa tribe is Not Available and Eastern Redbud tribe is Cercideae. Pohutukawa clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Myrtales whereas Eastern Redbud clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Fabales. Every plant have subfamilies. Pohutukawa subfamilies are, Not Available and Eastern Redbud subfamilies are Caesalpiniaceae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Pohutukawa and Eastern Redbud and other products also.