The scientific classification of Pohutukawa and Kapok 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 Kapok kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Pohutukawa and Kapok family is a major factor of Pohutukawa and Kapok 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 Kapok belongs to the family Bombacaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Pohutukawa and Kapok genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Pohutukawa and Kapok, 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 Ceiba. Pohutukawa tribe is Not Available and Kapok tribe is Not Available. Pohutukawa clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Myrtales whereas Kapok clade is Eudicots and Rosids and order is Malvales. Every plant have subfamilies. Pohutukawa subfamilies are, Not Available and Kapok subfamilies are Not Available. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Pohutukawa and Kapok and other products also.