The scientific classification of Portulaca and Orchid Cactus 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. Portulaca and Orchid Cactus kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Portulaca and Orchid Cactus family is a major factor of Portulaca and Orchid Cactus 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. Portulaca belongs to the family Portulacaceae and Orchid Cactus belongs to the family Cactaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Portulaca and Orchid Cactus genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Portulaca and Orchid Cactus, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Portulaca and other plant's genus is Disocactus. Portulaca tribe is Not Available and Orchid Cactus tribe is Hylocereeae. Portulaca clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales whereas Orchid Cactus clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Portulaca subfamilies are, Not Available and Orchid Cactus subfamilies are Cactoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Portulaca and Orchid Cactus and other products also.