The scientific classification of Shell Ginger and Alternanthera 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. Shell Ginger and Alternanthera kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Shell Ginger and Alternanthera family is a major factor of Shell Ginger and Alternanthera 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. Shell Ginger belongs to the family Zingiberaceae and Alternanthera belongs to the family Amaranthaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Shell Ginger and Alternanthera genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Shell Ginger and Alternanthera, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Alpinia and other plant's genus is Alternanthera. Shell Ginger tribe is Alpinieae and Alternanthera tribe is Not Available. Shell Ginger clade is Angiosperms, Commelinids and Monocots and order is Zingiberales whereas Alternanthera clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Shell Ginger subfamilies are, Alpinioideae and Alternanthera subfamilies are Gomphrenoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Shell Ginger and Alternanthera and other products also.