Scientific Classification of Poinsettia and Melampodium

Poinsettia and Melampodium Kingdom

The scientific classification of Poinsettia and Melampodium 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. Poinsettia and Melampodium kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Poinsettia and Melampodium Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Poinsettia and Melampodium family is a major factor of Poinsettia and Melampodium 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. Poinsettia belongs to the family Euphorbiaceae and Melampodium belongs to the family Asteraceae.

Poinsettia and Melampodium Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Poinsettia and Melampodium genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Poinsettia and Melampodium, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Euphorbia and other plant's genus is Melampodium. Poinsettia tribe is Not Available and Melampodium tribe is Millerieae. Poinsettia clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Malpighiales whereas Melampodium clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Asterales. Every plant have subfamilies. Poinsettia subfamilies are, Not Available and Melampodium subfamilies are Asteroideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Poinsettia and Melampodium and other products also.