Scientific Classification of Pumpkin and Peanut

Pumpkin and Peanut Kingdom

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

Pumpkin and Peanut Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Pumpkin and Peanut family is a major factor of Pumpkin and Peanut 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 Peanut belongs to the family Fabaceae.

Pumpkin and Peanut Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Pumpkin and Peanut genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Pumpkin and Peanut, 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 Arachis. Pumpkin tribe is Cucurbiteae and Peanut tribe is Dalbergieae. Pumpkin clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Violales whereas Peanut clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Fabales. Every plant have subfamilies. Pumpkin subfamilies are, Cucurbitoideae and Peanut subfamilies are Faboideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Pumpkin and Peanut and other products also.