Scientific Classification of Pumpkin and Easter cactus

Pumpkin and Easter cactus Kingdom

The scientific classification of Pumpkin and Easter 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. Pumpkin and Easter cactus kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Pumpkin and Easter cactus Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Pumpkin and Easter cactus family is a major factor of Pumpkin and Easter 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. Pumpkin belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae and Easter cactus belongs to the family Cactaceae.

Pumpkin and Easter cactus Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Pumpkin and Easter cactus genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Pumpkin and Easter cactus, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Cucurbita and other plant's genus is Hatiora. Pumpkin tribe is Cucurbiteae and Easter cactus tribe is Rhipsalideae. Pumpkin clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Violales whereas Easter cactus clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Pumpkin subfamilies are, Cucurbitoideae and Easter cactus subfamilies are Cactoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Pumpkin and Easter cactus and other products also.